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Snoop Dogg Settlement, Diddy Trial, Jay-Z Extortion Ruling & More Top Music Law News

Snoop Dogg settles with a session musician, Diddy's trial nears an end, Jay-Z's extortion lawsuit is dismissed and more in this music law news recap.

THE BIG STORY: Snoop Dogg reached a confidential settlement with Trevor Lawrence Jr., a veteran studio musician who has been credited on songs by Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar and other top artists. The judge made clear, though, that Jay-Z might be able to get his defamation claims revived on appeal if he can convince a higher court to consider evidence of the anonymous accuser supposedly admitting that Buzbee pushed her to fabricate the rape lawsuit. Brown is still facing criminal charges in England over the incident at Tape nightclub, where the R&B singer allegedly struck Diaw multiple times with a bottle of Don Julio 1942 and then stomped on him until he fell unconscious.

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