Dr. Dre

The possible Shamrock deal looks like this ... Dre sells his artist royalties from two of his solo albums -- his share of N.W.A artist royalties, plus his ...

and he's NOT selling his ownership stake in his record label, Aftermath. Dre's not selling all of his music ... The potential deal with UMG is a little different ... Dre](https://www.tmz.com/people/dr-dre/) has his sights set on a lucrative music deal, one that would sell the rights to some of his royalties and master recordings ... The possible Shamrock deal looks like this ... one with Shamrock Holdings, and another with Universal Music Group ...

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene talked a big game after Dr. Dre went after her for using his song, "Still D.R.E.," as a music bed for her entrance to ...

Young's copyright will be made by a political committee or via social media outlet she controls." Dre](https://www.tmz.com/people/dr-dre/) went after her for using his song, "Still D.R.E.," as a music bed for her entrance to the House chamber, but after Dre. delivered a legal threat -- stop using my music, or else -- she backed down. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene talked a big game after Marjorie Taylor Greene Folds Like a Cheap Suit!!! Marjorie Taylor Greene Folds After Dr.

The dust up is the latest in a long history of musicians fighting politicians they say use their songs for political purposes—like campaign rallies and ads— ...

A federal judge [denied](https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/JacksonBrownevJohnMcCainetalDocketNo208cv05334CDCalAug142008Court/1?doc_id=X4J99F8JMGJ8EPQIED7QGPLCSNJ) McCain’s motion to dismiss, and the case later settled. [lawsuit](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/trump-campaign-sued-by-electric-avenue-musician-over-video) from Eddy Grant, the songwriter behind the hit song “Electric Avenue,” which was used without permission in a 2020 campaign video posted on Trump’s Twitter account. The Rolling Stones in 2020 asked BMI to remove their songs from Trump’s “political entities license” after threatening [legal action](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/rolling-stones-have-clout-over-song-use-in-trump-campaign-fight). The fair use defense is a fact-specific inquiry that requires a close examination of the how exactly a campaign or politician used a song. In theory, artists like Dr. are two performance rights organizations that provide “blanket licenses” that cover tens of millions of songs to be used in public performances like a rally. [made clear](https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government/dr-dre-tells-marjorie-taylor-greene-to-stop-using-his-music) that he doesn’t want his music being used by controversial Rep. The Copyright Act gives artists the exclusive right to publicly perform and monetize their work. For years, if a campaign obtained a blanket license, they’d generally be in the clear. Bruce Springsteen famously demanded that Republican President Ronald Reagan stop using his “Born in the U.S.A.” for his re-election campaign. [sued McCain](https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/JacksonBrownevJohnMcCainetalDocketNo208cv05334CDCalAug142008Court?doc_id=X73UE5DGNKR8QOBA4OG8U4FK5TG) for failing to obtain a license to use the music. The video posted on Jan.

Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne and Epic Records' Sylvia Rhone will be honored at the Recording Academy Black Music Collective event Grammy Week.

“I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. All four honorees will be receiving the Recording Academy Global Impact Award for their personal and professional achievements in the music industry. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne, and Epic Records chairman/CEO Sylvia Rhone will be honored during the Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective event taking place during Grammy Week at the Hollywood Palladium on Thurs., Feb.

The star complained after the right-wing politician used his song Still D.R.E. without permission.

It's possible, though, that laws governing intellectual property are a little too arcane and insufficiently populist for you to really have spent much time on," the letter continued. If you have a story suggestion email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). The letter said that Greene's use of Still D.R.E. They demanded that Greene "cease and desist from any further unauthorised use" of Dre's work, and to confirm that she had complied with the request by Wednesday evening. Dre's lawyers then sent Greene a letter accusing Greene of "wrongfully exploiting" his music "to promote [a] divisive and hateful political agenda". Within hours, the video had been removed from Twitter and replaced with the message: "This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner".

Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott and Lil Wayne will be honored by the Recording Academy and the Black Music Collective at a pre-Grammy event next month.

Dre](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/dr-dre/), [Missy Elliott](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/missy-elliott/) and [Lil Wayne](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/lil-wayne-2/) will be honored by the [Recording Academy](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/recording-academy/) and the [Black Music Collective](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/black-music-collective/) at a pre-Grammy event next month. Lil Wayne has won five Grammys and dominated the rap and pop music scene for years. Rhone has been been a top music executive since beginning her career in the ’70s. I continue to be proud of the work of our Black Music Collective as it’s a vital part of what we do here at the Academy.” She also served as president of Universal Motown Records and executive vice president of Universal Records, and currently oversees Sony’s Epic Records. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar. He’s produced all of his own hit songs and also crafted hits for Snoop Dogg, Blige, Lamar, Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Eve, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Gwen Stefani, Anderson .Paak and more. They are earning the honor “for their personal and professional achievements in the “I am so thrilled to honor and celebrate these four giants in the music industry,” academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. “Last year’s inaugural event was such a highlight during GRAMMY Week and now with Dre, Missy, Wayne and Sylvia there to pay tribute to this year, it’s definitely going to be another night to remember. 2 event at Hollywood Palladium. [music](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/music/) industry.”

The Republican representative, who used a riff of Still D.R.E. in her video, informed Dre's attorney she would no longer be using his 'copyright' in a ...

Legal battle: The Republican representative, who used a riff of his track Still D.R.E. 'It's possible, though, that laws governing intellectual property are a little too arcane and insufficiently populist for you to really have spent much time on,' the lawyer continued. Greene tweeted a statement she gave to TMZ going after rapper Dr. The Republican representative, who used a riff of his track Still D.R.E. Young's copyright will be made by a political committee or via social media outlet she controls,' the letter in part read. 'On behalf of Congresswoman Greene, please be advised that no further use of Mr. Dre's lawyer was able to get Twitter to pull down the Georgia congresswoman's video after she used a riff of 'Still D.R.E.' in a spot to promote the new Republican House majority Dre's music after she was slapped with a cease and desist letter from the rapper following usage of his song in a video promoting the new House Republican majority [Marjorie Taylor Greene](/tvshowbiz/marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html) has agreed to stop using Dr. in her video, informed Dre's attorney she would no longer be using his 'copyright' in a letter sent from her staff and obtained by TMZ Dre's music after she was [slapped with a cease and desist ](/news/article-11616771/Marjorie-Taylor-Greene-takes-Dr-Dre-using-rap-riff-video.html)letter from the rapper following usage of his song in a video promoting the new House [Republican](/news/republicans/index.html) majority. in her video, informed Dre's attorney she would no longer be using his 'copyright' in a letter sent from her staff and obtained by

The assets include mainly passive income streams, according to those sources, such as artist royalties from two of his solo albums and his share of N.W.A. ...

Future’s assets were [acquired by Influence Media Partners](https://www.billboard.com/pro/future-publishing-catalog-influence-media-partners/), while the latter duo’s assets were [purchased by HarbourView Equity Partners](https://www.billboard.com/pro/dre-vidal-sell-publishing-catalog-harbourview/). [Snoop Dogg](https://www.billboard.com/artist/snoop-dogg/), [Eminem](https://www.billboard.com/artist/eminem/), [2Pac](https://www.billboard.com/artist/2pac/), [Mary J. Blige](https://www.billboard.com/artist/mary-j-blige/), [Busta Rhymes](https://www.billboard.com/artist/busta-rhymes/), [50 Cent](https://www.billboard.com/artist/50-cent/) and Lamar. In 1999 he released the followup to The Chronic, titled 2001, which was similarly celebrated, with star turns from Snoop Dogg, Eminem, [Nate Dogg](https://www.billboard.com/artist/nate-dogg/), [Kurupt](https://www.billboard.com/artist/kurupt/), Xzibit and others. A cease and desist letter signed by Howard King of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano LLP informs the Congresswoman that Dre “ will never grant [Taylor Greene] permission to broadcast or disseminate any of his music.” While Dre appears to be selling a large portion of his music rights, that doesn’t mean that the Congresswoman may eventually be able to license his music from some other owner. Dre](https://www.billboard.com/artist/dr-dre/) is selling a bundle of music income streams and some owned music assets in a deal that was seeking $250 million when it came to market, according to sources. Marjorie Taylor Green](https://www.billboard.com/pro/dr-dre-threatens-sue-marjorie-taylor-greene-still-d-r-e-use/) for using his song “Still D.R.E.” in a video posted to social media without permission. The company was subsequently purchased by Apple later that year for north of $3 billion, turning Dre into a billionaire, while the Beats Audio streaming service became the backbone of what became the Apple Music streaming service, which was officially introduced in 2015. The remaining 10% to 25% of income in the package is generated by owned assets and is probably being acquired by Universal Music Group. Some of the Dre assets could be trading hands at a lower multiple. The bundle of offered assets doesn’t, however, include his ownership stake in the Aftermath label, which he co-owns with UMG’s Interscope. [N.W.A.](https://www.billboard.com/artist/n-w-a/) artist royalties; his producer royalties; and the writer’s share of his song catalog where he doesn’t own publishing, which may include the writer’s share of songs on his The Chronic album, which is published by Sony Music Publishing.

The hip-hop mogul is reportedly about to close deals with Universal Music Group and Shamrock Holdings. The sellers were seeking $250 million.

The deals were reportedly shopped by Dre’s longtime attorney Peter Paterno. The former is said to be looking to buy royalties from a couple of Dre’s solo projects, his share of N.W.A artist royalties, his producer royalties, and the writer’s share of the songs where he doesn’t own publishing; this may include his 1992 debut effort The Chronic, which is published by Sony Music. However, sources have said Snoop Dogg—who purchased the Death Row imprint in early 2022—may

The deals include the master recordings for The Chronic and are reportedly worth upwards of $200 million.

Swift has since re-recorded [two](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/) of the [albums](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-red-taylors-version/) purchased by Shamrock. [Genesis](https://pitchfork.com/news/phil-collins-and-genesis-sell-catalogs-to-concord-music-group/), [Bob Dylan](https://pitchfork.com/news/bob-dylan-sells-recorded-music-catalog-to-sony-music/), [Leonard Cohen](https://pitchfork.com/news/leonard-cohen-estate-sells-publishing-catalog/), [David Bowie](https://pitchfork.com/news/david-bowies-catalog-sold-to-warner-chappell-music-for-dollar250-million/), and [Bruce Springsteen](https://pitchfork.com/news/bruce-springsteen-sells-his-masters-publishing-catalog-to-sony-for-500-million/) to include hip-hop artists like [Chuck D](https://pitchfork.com/news/public-enemys-chuck-d-sells-stake-in-catalog/), [Future](https://pitchfork.com/news/future-sells-publishing-catalog-to-investment-firm/), and now, Dr. Disney as [Shamrock Holdings](https://shamrock.com/)—acquired [six Taylor Swift albums](https://pitchfork.com/news/scooter-braun-sells-taylor-swifts-masters-report/) from Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings, who famously purchased the rights from her former label Big Machine. Assets acquired by Shamrock Capital reportedly include Dre’s artist royalties from two of his solo albums, his share of N.W.A. Dre is said to retain his stake in Aftermath, which he co-owns with Interscope. Dre](https://pitchfork.com/artists/4817-dr-dre/) is selling several of his music assets and income streams in deals with both [Universal Music Group](https://www.universalmusic.com/) (UMG) and [Shamrock Capital](https://shamrockcap.com/), [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/pro/dr-dre-selling-music-assets-universal-music-shamrock-holdings/) and [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/dr-dre-selling-catalog-universal-shamrock-1235486661/) report.

The Compton, California native, 57, is in the closing stages of a pact with Shamrock Holdings and Universal Music Group spread over two transactions.

In the division of property, Dr. Nicole also kept the jewelry she owned, and cash and bank accounts accrued during the marriage, which began in 1996 and ended with their April 2020 split prior to the divorce being finalized in late 2021. Dre is slated to sell a collection of his catalogue and streaming revenues in a deal that is said to be between $200 million and $250 million. The former couple was pictured in October of 2018 Dre kept six of the 10 vehicles they shared, with Nicole getting four. Some of the catalogue could include songs from Dr. He was snapped in LA in November Pictured in 1993 onstage with Snoop Dogg Dre's new $200 million deal: Rapper and music mogul set to sell rights to part of his catalogue and royalties... two years after he was forced to pay ex-wife $100 million in divorce settlement The rapper and business mogul was said to be 'delighted' by the end result of the divorce settlement, which was impacted by a prenuptial agreement the couple had in place. The rapper and business mogul was said to be 'delighted' by the end result of the divorce settlement, which was impacted by a prenuptial agreement the couple had in place