Appeal court judges say Jay-Z is owed royalties for former perfume partner
An appeal court has ruled that Jay-Z's appeal over his former perfume partner Parlux was not moot, and has ruled on the lower court's summary judgement decisions.…
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CMU Digest 15.11.21: Astroworld, performer ER, Jay-Z, The Scala, Apple
This week's digest covers the criminal investigation and lawsuits after the Astroworld crowd surge, a push for performer equitable remuneration, Jay-Z's win over Parlux, and security staff banned from The Scala.…
Jay-Z wins in perfume contract dispute
A New York jury has ruled Jay-Z is not liable to pay $68 million to perfume firm Parlux and that Parlux does not owe the rapper $6 million in unpaid royalties.…
Closing arguments presented in Jay-Z's perfume dispute
Closing arguments have been made in Jay-Z's legal battle with Parlux, with Jay-Z's lawyer blaming the perfume company's marketing and Parlux arguing he failed to honour his contract.…
Setlist: Jay-Z in court over "crappy, lazy" perfume launch
This week's Setlist podcast covers Jay-Z's court claim that his perfume launch failed due to Parlux's marketing, and an APPG On Music call for action on post-Brexit touring.…
Jay-Z lays into perfume company's "crappy, lazy work" in ongoing legal battle
Jay-Z testified that perfume firm Parlux's marketing of Gold Jay-Z was the problem, calling its promotional work crappy and lazy in his ongoing legal battle.…
Jay-Z's private investigator monitors supposedly COVID concerned witness as perfume dispute gets to court
Jay-Z's lawyers say a private investigator found a former Parlux president was not being honest about COVID concerns, as the perfume dispute heads to court.…
Jay-Z urged to testify in person as long-running perfume dispute heads to court
A New York judge has urged Jay-Z and Parlux's former boss to testify in person, rather than remotely, as the long-running perfume dispute heads to court.…
Jay-Z criticised over deleted emails in ongoing perfume case
A New York judge has ruled Jay-Z improperly deleted emails in the Parlux perfume dispute, allowing a jury to infer they would have hurt his case.…
Jay-Z's work diary won't be sealed in perfume dispute, although some information will be redacted
A New York court has ruled that Jay-Z's work diary cannot be sealed in his perfume dispute with Parlux, though personal contact details may be redacted.…