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Mariah Carey says ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ song-theft case based on “an unprotectable jumble” of musical elements public
Mariah Carey • 2 min read

Mariah Carey says ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ song-theft case based on “an unprotectable jumble” of musical elements

Mariah Carey is trying to get a song-theft lawsuit filed against her over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ dismissed. She argues that the only similarities between her hit and an earlier song of the same title are “commonplace words”, “Christmas tropes” and “unprotectable pitches and chords”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
HYBE label Ador reinstates Min Hee-jin as director but not CEO public
Ador • 4 min read

HYBE label Ador reinstates Min Hee-jin as director but not CEO

NewJeans recently demanded that their label, HYBE subsidiary Ador, reappoint Min Hee-jin as CEO by today. Min was pushed out of that role last month after months of feuding with HYBE. Ador says it will reppoint Min as a director but not CEO. That seems unlikely to placate NewJeans, who could now sue…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Quavo sued for song-theft over ‘Bubblegum’ public
Quavo • 2 min read

Quavo sued for song-theft over ‘Bubblegum’

The latest song-theft lawsuit filed with the US courts targets former Migos member Quavo. A rapper called L.Mont says that Quavo’s 2018 track ‘Bubblegum’ rips off a record of the same title that he released three years earlier. L.Mont gave Quavo a CD of his music in 2016…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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