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Prince's Half-Brother and Heir Alfred Jackson Dead at 66

Published: 08/29/2019

One of Prince's six siblings who inherited the music legend's fortune died in his sleep ... TMZ has learned. Alfred Jackson, Prince's older half-brother, passed Thursday morning at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Alfred was found by his brother, Bruce Jackson -- who's not related to Prince.…

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Taylor Swift to Rerecord Songs to Spite Scooter Braun, But He May Benefit

Published: 08/22/2019

Taylor Swift appeared on "Good Morning America" Thursday morning and revealed when she intends to begin rerecording her masters ... November 2020. She explains why. Taylor Swift's cooked up a plan to get back at Scooter Braun for buying the rights to her early music -- so SHE will own the new…

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Prince's Estate Awarded $7 Million in Bootleg Music Lawsuit

Published: 07/19/2019

Prince's estate just scored a big legal victory that will help preserve the legacy and integrity of his music ... and it got a ton of cash too. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ ... the judge sided with the late musician's estate in its suit against Eye Records, which Prince's estate…

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Ricky Bell & Sheila E. Weigh In on Taylor Swift's Music Rights Battle

Published: 07/06/2019

Taylor Swift losing out on the rights to her old tunes is a learning lesson for up-and-coming artists, so say two people who know that game all too well ... Ricky Bell and Sheila E.  The musicians were asked about Taylor's feud with Scooter Braun Saturday at LAX, and they each had interesting…

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Spike Lee, Prince Estate Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off 'Girl 6' Song

Published: 02/28/2019

Fresh off his very first Oscar win, Spike Lee's got a new legal headache ... over one of his movies from the '90s and a Prince song. Longtime friends Prince and Spike teamed up for his 1996 flick, "Girl 6" ... with Prince writing and performing the title song for the soundtrack. According to a…

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Prince Estate Demands Donald Trump to Stop Playing 'Purple Rain' at Rallies

Published: 10/12/2018

Prince's estate is sick of President Trump playing The Purple One's music at his rallies and is demanding he stop STAT. The late singer's half-brother, Omarr Baker, just said on behalf of the estate ... "The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or the White House to use…

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Prince's Estate Sues Record Label for Bootlegging His Music, Jacking His Trademark

Published: 08/31/2018

Prince's estate is going after a record label, claiming it's run by a group of bootleggers conspiring to cash in by jacking his tunes and plastering the Prince logo on all their rip-off merchandise. Prince's estate just filed docs -- obtained by TMZ -- against Eye Records ... which the estate says…

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Prince's Family Sues Doctor Who Prescribed Him Pills Days Before His Death

Published: 08/24/2018

Prince's family is going after the doctor who prescribed pain pills for him, claiming he failed to properly treat him for opioid addiction so he's to blame for his death ... according to a new suit. The family claims Dr. Michael Schulenberg last treated Prince on April 20, but failed to…

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Prince's Old Bible, Suit and Copy of 'Purple Rain' Hitting Auction

Published: 07/11/2018

What's cooler than your copy of "Purple Rain" on vinyl? Try owning one of Prince's personal copies on vinyl!! Some 27 items previously owned by Prince are hitting the auction block -- thanks to The Purple One's old bodyguard -- and the memorabilia is expected to fetch several thousand bucks. For…

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Prince Heirs Want Estate to Pull Out of Tidal Deal

Published: 06/19/2018

The heirs to Prince's fortune are calling out Tidal for allegedly lying about streaming data, and they're so pissed about it ... they want to pull the plug on a lucrative deal. The attorney for Sharon, Norrine and John Nelson blew the whistle on Tidal with the probate judge in Prince's case. In a…

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Prince Estate Shoots Down Woman's Claim She Might Be His Daughter

Published: 05/29/2018

Prince's estate has a message for the woman claiming she might be his daughter -- kick rocks, you're way too late ... TMZ has learned. The estate filed a response to Snowe Melinda Saxman ... saying she missed the deadline to establish the heirs to Prince's fortune. In the docs, obtained by TMZ,…

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Prince's Alleged Biological Daughter Wants to Make Claim to His Estate

Published: 05/21/2018

Prince might've had a biological daughter who was never looped in on what would happen with the late singer's estate ... so claims a woman in new legal docs. The woman in question, Snowe Melinda Saxman, filed paperwork in a Minnesota court -- obtained by TMZ -- in which she says she believes she's…

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