Steely & Clevie
Producers Face Off Over Royalty Splits For Tiger’s ‘When’ In Wake Of Drake Interpolation
There is a mushrooming dispute over the compositional rights of Tiger's song When in the wake of news that Drake's…
Exclusive: Drake Released New Song ‘Blue Green Red’ Without Clearance, Says Jamaican Producer Clevie Browne
Canadian rapper Drake could face a second lawsuit from Jamaican producer Cleveland 'Clevie' Browne over his latest track, Blue Green…
Music Experts Split After Judge Clears Steely & Clevie’s Reggaetón Lawsuit For Trial
Now that a US federal judge has cleared the way for Steely & Clevie Productions’ copyright lawsuit to proceed to…
Daddy Yankee’s “Que Tire Pa’ ‘Lante” Hits 1 Billion Views Amid Steely & Clevie Copyright Lawsuit
Daddy Yankee's Que Tire Pa' 'Lante, one of the over 1,800 songs listed in Steely & Clevie's consolidated copyright lawsuit…
Judge Sees Potential Merit In Steely & Clevie’s Claims Against Reggaetón Stars
A federal judge in California has ruled that Steely & Clevie Productions has made a strong enough argument to move…
Remembering Dirtsman, ‘Hot This Year’ Deejay On 30th Death Anniversary
Thursday, December 21, marked the 30th anniversary of the murder of Dirtsman, the Dancehall artist, best known for the hit…
Steely & Clevie Seeks ‘Fortnite’ Ruling Boost For Their Reggaetón Lawsuit
Lawyers for Steely & Clevie Productions Ltd have called attention to a fresh U.S. Appeals court decision to bolster their…
Judge Concerned Steely & Clevie’s Massive ‘Dem Bow’ Suit Could “Stifle” Reggae, Reggaetón, And Hip-Hop
Haitian-American Judge André Birotte Jr., who revealed on Friday that he worked as a party DJ while in college, has…
Steely & Clevie Wants To Use Reggaetón Producers’ Old Interviews Against Them In ‘Dem Bow’ Case
Doniger/Burroughs – the law firm representing Cleveland “Clevie” Browne and the estates of the late Wycliffe “Steely” Johnson and Ephraim “Count Shelly” Barrett – wants a California court to hear clips from old…
Steely & Clevie Reggaetón Lawsuit: Hearing On Motions To Dismiss Pushed Back
A hearing on several motions to dismiss the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Dancehall production company Steely & Clevie has been rescheduled for October 20. The hearing was to have…
Stage Set For Arguments In Steely & Clevie’s Copyright Lawsuit Against Bad Bunny And Other Reggaetón Stars
The legal battle between Reggae/Dancehall production company Steely & Clevie and almost all major Reggaetón artists is poised to roll into a California courtroom this month. On Thursday (August 31),…
Musicologist Ewan Simpson Says Steely & Clevie’s Reggaetón Lawsuit Has A “Racial Element”
Ethnomusicologist Ewan Simpson says Steely & Clevie's mega copyright infringement lawsuit against the Reggaetón genre is rooted in a long-held racial hierarchy that extends across the Americas. According to Simpson,…
Steely & Clevie Challenge Motions To Dismiss Reggaetón Lawsuit
Steely & Clevie Productions has firmly responded to five motions seeking to dismiss its massive copyright infringement lawsuit against nearly all of Reggaetón's biggest stars, including Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi,…
Steely & Clevie’s Reggaeton Copyright Lawsuit Faces First Major Hurdle In Court
One hundred and seven of the almost 170 defendants in Steely & Clevie Productions' copyright lawsuit filed three motions on Thursday (June 15) to dismiss the case.
Judge Orders Drake To Respond To Steely & Clevie’s Lawsuit
A federal judge in California has ordered Canadian rapper Drake and Reggaeton producer/rapper Wisin to respond to the mega copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the Jamaican producers Steely & Clevie…
Drake, Bad Bunny, And Many More Artists Get Added To Steely & Clevie’s Landmark Reggaeton Lawsuit
Canadian rapper Drake and Puerto Rican Reggaeton star Bad Bunny are among the dozens of new artists, producers, and record labels recently added to the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by…
