A decades-old Mary J. Blige song draws a lawsuit, Madonna responds to concert claims, and more music legal news, including Morgan Wallen, Diddy & AI.
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between.
This week: Mary J. Blige’s 1992 “Real Love” draws a new copyright case over an oft-sampled funk song with a long history in both hip hop and music law; Madonna strikes back against angry fans who sued over delayed concerts; Morgan Wallen is charged with multiple felonies after allegedly throwing a chair from the roof of a Nashville bar; and much more.
If you’ve listened to any significant amount of rap music over the past 30 years, you’ve probably heard “Impeach the President” by the Honey Drippers — a legendary piece of hip-hop source material with a drum track that’s been sampled or interpolated literally hundreds of times, including by Run-DMC, Biggie, Tupac, Dr. Dre and many others.
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Mary & George: A Scandalous Period Drama Set in 17th-Century England17th-century England gets a lot more scandalous in Starz’s latest limited series, Mary & George. Inspired by true historical events, the period drama brings audiences to Jacobean society, focusing on Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore), whose relentless ambition clashes with the rigid norms of her time. Alongside her son George (Nicholas Galitzine), Mary embarks on a daring journey. With the hopes of obtaining power and position, Mary sends George to seduce King James VI of Scotland and I of England (Tony Curran). Their endeavors unleash a whirlwind of forbidden desires and political machinations, catapulting the Villiers family from the shadows of anonymity to the forefront of England’s empire. Directed by Oliver Hermanus, Mary & George promises to break the boundaries of traditional period dramas. Without further ado, here’s where you can watch Mary & George.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' longtime friend Mary J. Blige has fans thinking she's burned bridges with the music mogulMary J. Blige's recent cryptic remarks on social media have fans questioning if she's referring to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' recent legal troubles.
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Kelly Ripa seen begging for invitation to Diddy’s yacht in rerun aired this weekSomehow, a problematic interview that Ripa and Mark Consuelos conducted with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ friend Mary J. Blige was rerun this week while the couple were on vacation.
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