"fourth single from the album of the same name. Michael's version was also included on his compilation, """" (1998). ""Older"" and ""I Can't Make You Love Me"" both reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. After the release of his second studio album, ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"" (1990), George Michael started a legal battle with his label, Sony Music, declaring his contract was financially inequitable and creatively stifling. Michael sued Sony to end his contract, leading to a long and costly legal battle that ended in 1995, with Michael signing to the newly launched Dreamworks Records label in"
"on 30 October 1992, and Justice Jonathan Parker issued a ruling on 1 June 1994. The plaintiff's claims were wholly rejected. Parker held that Michael's contracts were reasonable and fair, especially in consideration of his access to expert legal advice, several renegotiations, and terms comparable to the industry standard for an artist of his commercial success. There were five prongs to the justice's dismissal: In July 1995, Sony sold the contract to rival record companies Virgin Records and DreamWorks Records. Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou and others v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. ([1994] ChD 142) was"
"the company he had left after a legal battle in which Michael claimed that his contract was stifling him and was keeping him in ""professional slavery"". As a result, his contract was sold by Sony to rival record companies Virgin Records and DreamWorks Records on 14 July 1995. ""Patience"" went on sale in most of the world in late March 2004 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and at number 2 in Australia on 22 March. It became one of the fastest-selling albums in the UK, selling over 275,000 copies in the first week. The album"
"practices, underpaying them at least $4 million (£2.7m) in royalties on their albums over the previous three years. Sony held out, and the trio walked away, with Sony suing the group for failure to complete their contract. The Chicks responded with their own $4.1-million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment on August 27, which added clout to claims made by singers Courtney Love, Aimee Mann, and LeAnn Rimes against the recording industry. After months of negotiation, the Chicks settled their suit privately, and were awarded their own record label imprint, Open Wide Records, which afforded them more control, a better contract,"
"a legal battle ensued between Warner Bros. and Prince over the artistic and financial control of his musical output. During the lawsuit, Prince appeared in public with the word ""slave"" written on his cheek. He explained that he had changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol to emancipate himself from his contract with Warner Bros., and that he had done it out of frustration because he felt his own name now belonged to the company. Prince sometimes used pseudonyms to separate himself from the music he had written, produced, or recorded, and at one point stated that his ownership and"
"in February 2013, Harper was charged in November 2013 with seven counts of alleged historic child sexual abuse against two separate under-age females. After a two-week trial in early 2015, he was unanimously acquitted by a jury of two of the charges with no verdicts on the remaining five, then in November 2015, following a review by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, the remaining charges were dropped. Roy Harper (singer) Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since 1964. Harper has released 32 albums"
"ambiguous, alienated audience. In 1993, ""Suede"" hit number one on the UK charts. Combining Morrissey's homoerotic posturing with David Bowie's glam theatrics, Anderson achieved rapid fame in the UK. America, however, was still spellbound by the grunge revolution and Anderson's grim yodellings clashed with the raw anger of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Furthering complications across the Atlantic, due to a trademark dispute with the American lounge singer Suede, the band were forced to change their name to The London Suede for the American market. Although the departure of songwriting partner Butler in 1994 during the recording"
"his 1995 autobiography ""Take It Like a Man"". Brandon claimed that stories about the gay affair in the early 1980s damaged his career as a musician. He also objected to the lyrics of a Boy George song, ""Unfinished Business"", which apparently were aimed at him: ""I hear you married a Danish girl ... You break your promise easily ... You lie, you lie, you lie. Yeah tough guy, you know exactly what I mean."" Brandon demanded damages from Boy George, George's publishers, Sidgwick and Jackson, and also Virgin Records and EMI Virgin Music Publishing. The judge ruled in favour of"
"went bankrupt in 2004, largely due to the company's habit of giving large advances to artists such as Claire Sweeney and Victoria Beckham who failed to make them any money. In the media much of the blame for the label's failure was placed on their most high-profile signing, Victoria Beckham. However, as most of Telstar's artists were not directly signed to the label, instead being either sub-licensed or part of a number of joint ventures, BMG (soon to be merged with Sony) declined to buy the label's assets outright. Wildstar Records was a record label launched in 1993 by Colin"
"other people at the time. English was pressured by Warner Alliance to make a public apology, and he was eventually dropped by the label. Warner removed all promotions, marketing, which halted sales of English's records, and Christian radio stations pulled English's songs off the air. He also returned his Dove Awards to the Gospel Music Association. English and his wife Lisa, who were married for 11 years and had a daughter, divorced. English stayed with friends Ashley and Wynonna Judd during his recovery period, and did not perform gospel music for three years. In late 1994, English signed a record"
"""Singles"", Moyet and Sony suffered disagreements over the singer's future artistic direction. The label expressed their wishes in having Moyet return to a commercial sound in order to replicate the success she had seen during the 1980's, however she disagreed. Although Sony commissioned the recording of a fifth studio album, ""Hometime"", in 1999, they refused to release it once it had been completed in 2000. Eventually the label agreed to release Moyet, allowing the album to be shopped around to various independent labels. A deal was made with Sanctuary Records, then the largest independent record label in the UK, and"
"for ""Rolling Stone"", Moby admitted that the failure of ""Animal Rights"", combined with the negative reception he received from Soundgarden's fanbase while touring the album, led him to consider quitting music. However, he chose to continue his career after other artists, including Terence Trent D'Arby, Axl Rose and Bono, personally told him they enjoyed the album. By 2002, ""Animal Rights"" had sold 100,000 copies worldwide. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that ""Animal Rights"" ""ranks as one of the classic failed albums, right alongside Sinéad O'Connor's big-band ""Am I Not Your Girl""."" On the other hand, ""Drowned in Sound"" critic"
"that ""the contract was so old it got to the point where Andy wanted the moon and Virgin weren't prepared to give it him."" Whatever new music the band recorded would have been automatically owned by Virgin, and so the band enacted strike action against the label. Prince and George Michael also went on a strike against their respective labels that was heavily publicized at about the same time. XTC's strike, however, received little press. In the meantime, Partridge produced Martin Newell's 1993 album ""The Greatest Living Englishman"" and early sessions for Blur's second album. ""I thought I did sterling"
"associated brands (Arista Records and LaFace Records) accused Belgian radio aggregator Radionomy (owned by Universal Music Group's parent Vivendi) of copyright infringement. In February 2016, 100,000 people signed an online petition in less than 24 hours, calling for a boycott of Sony Music and all other Sony-affiliated businesses after rape allegations against music producer Dr. Luke were made by musical artist Kesha. Kesha asked a New York City Supreme Court to free her from her contract with Sony Music but the court denied the request, prompting a widespread public and media response. For a complete list of SME record labels,"
"been pressuring him to sell his share in its music catalog venture; he feared that Sony might have had a conflict of interest, since if Jackson's career failed, he would have had to sell his share of the catalog at a low price. Jackson sought an early exit from his contract. In July 2002, Jackson alleged that the then-Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola was a ""devil"" and ""racist"" who did not support his African-American artists, using them merely for his own gain. He charged that Mottola had called his colleague Irv Gotti a ""fat nigger"". Sony refused to renew Jackson's"
"other entrants out of their chance of winning the competition. Although the contest was open to applicants worldwide, King had a contractual agreement and Sony apparently asked King to enter the song ""Vida"": Sony allegedly pressured the plaintiffs to release King from his contract so that he would be eligible to win, in return for compensation. The lawsuit alleges that Sony induced King’s release from his publishing contract and refused to pay compensation. The attorney Alicia Roman told ""The Huffington Post"", ""[We’re looking to] annul the release due to the fraud they committed. When it’s annulled, all of the rights"
"litigation for twenty years over unpaid royalties from several albums that had been written and produced under his guidance, but later rereleased to commercial success. In 1993 after 16 years of negotiations Shakin' Stevens found himself in Cardiff High Court alongside record producer Dave Edmunds facing charges of non-payment of royalties from former Sunsets Rockin' Louie, Carl Petersen, Steve Percy and Paul Dolan. The prosecution claimed that the former band members were due a share of royalties which Shaky and his management had received from the reissue of the album ""A Legend"" in the early 1980s. The judge agreed and,"
"but ultimately successful legal battle against his former label, Chrysalis, to regain the publishing rights to his songs. In 1996, Sayer was forced to sue his new management, after he discovered that his pension fund had allegedly been mismanaged to around £1 million. Despite spending more than £90,000 in legal fees the case never made it to court and Sayer was forced to abandon the suit for reasons of cost. He assembled a band led by former Van Morrison guitarist Ronnie Johnson and toured his way back to financial security. They recorded a live album, ""Live in London"", which was"
"of the first songwriters to top the UK Singles Chart with singles performed by himself, and by another musician. In addition to guitar, he has played several other instruments on stage and record, including harmonica, kazoo, accordion, and keyboards. In 2012, Dorset sued his former management company Associated Music International (AMI), run by his former friend and business manager Eliot Cohen, claiming over £2 million in royalties from the song that he believed had been withheld from him. During the course of the proceedings Dorset denied harassing his ex-manager by singing in an ""antisemitic"" video entitled ""Nail that Snail."" In"
"Lumley v Gye Lumley v Gye [1853] EWHC QB J73 is a foundational English tort law case, heard in 1853, in the field of economic tort. It held that one may claim damages from a third person who interferes in the performance of a contract by another. Arising out of the same facts is also ""Lumley v Wagner"", where Mr Lumley successfully secured an injunction from Ms Wagner against performing for Mr Gye further. The singer Johanna Wagner was engaged by Benjamin Lumley to sing exclusively at Her Majesty's Theatre for three months. Frederick Gye, who ran Covent Garden Theatre,"
"UK Singles Chart. In late 2013, Yankovic sued his label, Volcano, and its parent company Sony for unpaid publishing royalties from several of his albums, as well as for his track ""White & Nerdy"". Yankovic claimed thatdespite the song's viral successhe never earned royalties from the single. The initial lawsuit was for $5 million; Yankovic won the lawsuit and was awarded an undisclosed sum of money from Sony. Adapted from the ""Straight Outta Lynwood"" liner notes and Weird Al's official website. Musicians Production Straight Outta Lynwood Straight Outta Lynwood is the twelfth studio album by ""Weird Al"" Yankovic, released on"
"no live work. At this point a new UK label Bronze—who had just signed Slade and Uriah Heep—made an approach to the band to become their third act. Although the group was hesitant, being still signed to EMI, they decided to use the offer as leverage in hopes of getting a better deal out of EMI. Wheatley delivered an ultimatum to EMI Australia, demanding that they either release the band from their contract or match Bronze's offer of £90,000 (or $180,000 in Australia). Predictably, EMI did neither, responding with an advance of $1000. Fearing legal repercussions, the band ruefully declined"
"said that he was not involved in the recording. On January 16, 2011, a statement appeared on Malachi's Facebook page noting he was the vocalist of the songs in question, calling it his ""confession"". He later claimed on MySpace that his Facebook and official website were hacked. Malachi's manager Thad Nauden later that day told TMZ claiming that ""someone created a phony Facebook page in Jason's name. Jason wants everyone to know beyond a shadow of a doubt, he did not sing a single note on the album"". On August 23, 2018, it was reported that Sony admitted in court"
"the copyright to Sony for many years, leaving him no control over how the music would be marketed nor placing a reciprocal requirement that the label invest in promotion. Had the case succeeded, it might have curtailed the practice of signing artists to multi-album contracts. The court wholly rejected the claims. Georgios Panayiotou, known professionally as George Michael, signed with Innervision Records in 1982 at the age of eighteen as part of the then relatively unknown pop duo Wham!. Innervision were distributed by CBS Records. In 1984 this contract was nullified as part of a legal compromise wherein Wham! were"
"song infringed on the copyright of the Huey Lewis and the News song ""I Want a New Drug"", which had been released on their album ""Sports"" the previous year. The three parties reached a settlement in 1995 which banned them from revealing any information that was not included in a press release they jointly issued at the time. In March 2001, Parker filed a suit against Lewis for breaching part of the settlement which prohibited either side from speaking about it publicly. Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer,"
"offered to new artists. This led to an imbalance of power, where the artist was contractually obligated to produce a set number of albums of acceptable quality and cede copyright to the label, but the label did not bear a reciprocal obligation to market and promote the product, in accordance with the artist's wishes or otherwise. Michael was advanced a sum of £1 million in February 1992 under the terms of the 1990 contract. This amount was returned to Sony in August of the same year in preparation for filing suit in October. Michael filed suit before the Chancery Division"
"private life, by any means available. Even at the expense of the truth."" On October 2, 2005, Jim Diamond—the owner and operator of Ghetto Recorders recording studio—filed a lawsuit against the band and Third Man Records for ""breach of contract."" In the suit, he claimed that as the co-producer, mixer, and editor on the band's debut album, and mixer and engineer on ""De Stijl"", he was due royalties for ""mechanical rights."" The band filed a counterclaim on May 16 of that year, requesting damages against Diamond and an official court declaration denying him rights to the material. Diamond lost the"
"he became the subject of talk shows and newspapers as he acknowledged his plans to become a solo singer, and he was spotted partying with George Michael in France. However, a clause in his Take That contract prohibited him from releasing any material until after the group was officially dissolved, and he was later sued by Martin-Smith and forced to pay $200,000 in commission. After various legal battles over his right to a solo career, Williams succeeded in getting released from his contract with BMG. On 27 June 1996, Williams signed with Chrysalis Records. By March 2009, Williams had shown"
"other record company. In 2015, Iley negotiated a deal with Insanity Records whose first signing was Craig David who went on to achieve his first number one album in sixteen years. Robbie Williams departed from Universal in 2016 and signed with Sony Music to record his 11th album. Jason commented that the agreement was ""a once in a lifetime signing with the biggest male solo artist of our generation."" After the release of his studio album The Heavy Entertainment Show in November he became the record holder for most UK number one albums by a British solo artist. Iley was"
"in late 1992. However, since Stone did not receive songwriting credits on ""Hero"", Selletti then dropped the suit against Stone, leaving him against Carey and Sony. Prior to their courtroom meeting, Carey told ""New York Daily News"" ""I feel totally victimized. 'Hero' is my creation and it holds a very special meaning to me. I have every intention of fighting this all the way."" In court, Carey provided evidence to her innocence, in the form of a dated lyrical and music notebook, with conceptual info on the song dated back to November 20, 1992, prior to Selletti's meeting with Stone."
"isn't wrong to do so.) Rock-n-roll pioneer Buddy Holly split with longtime manager Norman Petty over publishing matters in late 1958, as did the Buckinghams with producer James William Guercio almost a decade later. John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival was sued by his former publisher Saul Zaentz (who'd also served as his manager) over a later Fogerty song that sounded slightly like a CCR song Zaentz published. (Fogerty won in court.) Several bands and artists own (or later purchase) their own publishing, and start their own companies, with or without help from an outside agent. The sale or loss"
"released in 1993 on Sony 550, an imprint label of Epic Records headed by now music mogul Polly Anthony. It was ""crammed with wonky lyrics, self-consciously clever song structures, and earnest vocals"". The band, as did many independent bands signed to major labels at the time, found their ideals and work ethic at odds with the corporate Epic engine, and as a result the record quickly became a low priority for the label's marketing and promotion departments. The record was not commercially successful and the band was dropped by the label. Following several national and regional club tours, some headlining,"
"completion of the deal term. It is widely accepted that Columbia failed to deliver the expected sales that they themselves had projected and thus they sought to prematurely terminate the agreement. Barney Greenway of Napalm Death objected to the deal with Columbia (a subsidiary of Sony Music) on the basis that it was ""selling out"". The rights to all licensed titles has since reverted to Earache meanwhile Napalm Death have themselves released five albums for Century Media, another Sony Music subsidiary. During the 90's Earache signed experimental artists such as Ultraviolence (band) who produced heavy techno music and also pioneering"