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Prince might have to defend himself in LA’s Superior Court on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The reason for this is down to Prince distributing a copy of an album created by a former contestant on The Voice, Judith Hill. Earlier this week, Prince sent out an email which included a link to a free download of Hill’s album and wrote: “Please spend some time with this music and then share it with someone U love.”
This was sent out much to the dismay of Jolene Cherry, a talent scout who alleges to have discovered Lady Gaga. Cherry blames Prince for interfering in Hill’s exclusive contractual relationship with Sony and The Cherry Party, and subsequently having a negative impact on the record’s success by releasing it for free digitally.
The lawsuit dictates: The Cherry Party is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Hill and Prince boldly and inexplicably ignored these warnings (and the law) and continued to proceed. Indeed, not only did Hill and Prince finish an album of 11 songs, but they also played that music for a group of reporters and then proceeded to release it on the Internet as a free digital download.”
The album, which was produced by Prince, is now available to legally download.
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