Tracy Chapman
(NPR) – Taylor Swift emerged as a dominant figure at the 2024 Grammy Awards, winning Album of the Year for “Midnights,” marking her fourth (and record-breaking) win in this category. She surprised fans by announcing a new album, “The Tortured Poets Department, ” that will come out in April.” Women won in all nine categories […]
According to documents filed in California Tracy Chapman has accepted a $450,000 offer. After Chapman filed a copyright lawsuit against Nicki Minaj. The trial will not be heading to court. In a statement to E! News, Chapman reacted to the settled case. “I am glad to have this matter resolved and grateful for this legal outcome which […]
In a ruling that protects the industry practice of writing a new song based on existing material, Nicki Minaj was found not guilty of copyright infringement when she wrote a song based on Tracy Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You”. U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips decided that Minaj’s inspiration from Chapman’s song constitutes “fair […]
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