Did Yoko, personal tensions or the loss of their manager break up the Beatles? Or was it the lawyers? (It’s usually the lawyers.)
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Oftentimes, legal battles in the music industry are strictly business and not personal. For Irene Cara, however, it certainly felt pretty personal.
How a mysterious lawsuit exposed long-running fault lines between Hall & Oates.
The Senator Robert Menendez case won’t be the first time in recent memory where numismatics or bullion played an important role.
How a 2007 Wendy’s ad and subsequent lawsuit broke up Violent Femmes.
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
Eric Clapton’s re-invention as a COVID-skeptic and anti-vaxxer has spilled into his music.
How Robin Thicke’s 2014 album about one Paula (Patton) had the effect of turning him into another Paula (Abdul).
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Career Killers: “The Spaghetti Incident?” and “Sympathy for the Devil” by Guns N’ Roses
A covers album and a single from Guns N’ Roses certainly sounded like a great idea at the time.
My latest feature. In a lot of ways, this is the story I was born to write.
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.
Biz Markie’s career never recovered after a copyright lawsuit over sampling.
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?