Triller, the short-video social media app, is facing another lawsuit from a major music publisher claiming it fails to pay licensing fees outlined in its contracts. Universal Music Publishing sued Triller in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, alleging Triller “repeatedly failed to deliver on its promises” to meet …
Read More »Triller Removes Major Label Music Catalogs From App, 'Reassessing' Deals
Over three months after Triller was sued by Sony Music over “failure and refusal to pay millions of dollars in contractual licensing fees,” the video app has removed that label’s catalog — as well as major labels Universal and Warner Music — from their service. Merlin — which provided licensing …
Read More »Timbaland And Swizz Beatz Settle $28 Million Lawsuit With Triller
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have settled their $28 million lawsuit with Triller on Thursday, a month after alleging that the short-form video service missed payments following its purchase of the musicians’ livestreaming show Verzuz. “Verzuz has always been a platform that is by the artists, for the artists and with …
Read More »'Brazen Contempt': Sony Says Triller Stopped Paying Licensing Fees, Kept Using Music in New Suit
In a new lawsuit, Sony Music Entertainment is accusing Triller of not paying licensing fees and letting users share the work of Sony Music artists on the app even after the label terminated its deal with the social media platform. Seeking millions in damages, Sony hit Triller for its alleged …
Read More »Diddy Slams Triller in Wake of Verzuz Lawsuit
Diddy threw his outsized support behind friends and Verzuz co-founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz and hinted at a similar So So Def battle after the duo sued social media app Triller for $28 million over alleged missing payments. In the suit, filed on Tuesday, Swizz and Timbaland — whose real …
Read More »Swizz Beatz, Timbaland Sue Triller For $28 Million Over Verzuz Deal
Timbaland and Swizz Beats filed a $28 million dollar lawsuit against social media app Triller, alleging the company has missed numerous payments to the two producers since Triller acquired their rap battle show Verzuz last year. In the suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, Swizz and Timbaland …
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