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Shaboozey’s ‘Bar’ Fight, Beyoncé Threatens Trump, Another Ramones Lawsuit & More Music Law News


Shaboozey's "Bar" fight, Beyoncé v. Donald Trump and more music law news stories also featuring the Foo Fighters, the Ramones & more.

This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. This week: Shaboozey gets into a thorny legal battle with his former label; Beyoncé and the Foo Fighters move to stop Donald Trump from using their songs; another lawsuit erupts over the control of the Ramones; and much more. On Wednesday (Aug. 21), the breakout country star (born Collins Obinna Chibueze) filed a lawsuit against music publisher Warner Chappell and his former record label, Kreshendo Entertainment, accusing them of breach of contract.

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