Oftentimes, legal battles in the music industry are strictly business and not personal. For Irene Cara, however, it certainly felt pretty personal.
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How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
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Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
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Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
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George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
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Perhaps George Michael’s biggest legacy is that he was willing to walk away from fame because he was desperate for artistic credibility.
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When R.E.M. released its underrated masterpiece, “New Adventures in Hi-Fi,” 20 years ago today, it felt like the end for the band. Turns out, …
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This was originally going to run in the October issue of The American Lawyer, but it got killed for reasons unknown. I liked the …
How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
(Legal) Career Killers: The Lovin’ Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield and Pot Busts.
Remember when marijuana was seen as a dangerous, illegal gateway drug? It helped kill two seminal 60s bands.
Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
For a guy who refused to perform Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for many years, John Fogerty sure is making up for lost time.