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As the lengthy legal battle between Birdman and Lil Wayne continues to play out, Baby is now suing Jay Z and Tidal for streaming Wayne's Free Weezy Album exclusively on the service. According to TMZ, newly filed court documents show that Birdman is going after Jay and Tidal for $50 million for streaming the project, as they maintain that they own all of the exclusive rights to Wayne's music and he made the deal with Tidal illegally.
The lawsuit states that Tidal claimed that Cash Money doesn't have that exclusive ownership, and that Wayne gave them the go ahead and exclusively stream his music in return for part ownership in Tidal. The lawsuit apparently points out specific portions of Wayne's Cash Money contract, which he is currently trying to get out of, where it states that he doesn't have the power to license his music to anyone else. Wayne's Free Weezy Album dropped exclusively on Tidal earlier this month, and followed Wayne's official announcement that he had linked a deal for the project with Jay and the company.
This lawsuit also comes right on the heels of an official indictment out of Atlanta that makes it sound like Birdman and Young Thug, who was just arrested and charged with drugs and weapons violations, plotted to kill Wayne. We will continue to update this story as more details become available.
The lawsuit states that Tidal claimed that Cash Money doesn't have that exclusive ownership, and that Wayne gave them the go ahead and exclusively stream his music in return for part ownership in Tidal. The lawsuit apparently points out specific portions of Wayne's Cash Money contract, which he is currently trying to get out of, where it states that he doesn't have the power to license his music to anyone else. Wayne's Free Weezy Album dropped exclusively on Tidal earlier this month, and followed Wayne's official announcement that he had linked a deal for the project with Jay and the company.
This lawsuit also comes right on the heels of an official indictment out of Atlanta that makes it sound like Birdman and Young Thug, who was just arrested and charged with drugs and weapons violations, plotted to kill Wayne. We will continue to update this story as more details become available.
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