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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadeem Badshah

Michael Jackson’s estate and Sony settle lawsuit over songs by ‘impersonator’

Michael Jackson
The three disputed tracks – Breaking News, Keep Your Head Up and Monster – were produced and recorded by Jackson’s friend Eddie Cascio, who claimed the singer was behind the microphone. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Michael Jackson’s estate and Sony Music have reached a settlement to end a long-running lawsuit over claims that the record label violated false advertising laws by releasing a posthumous album featuring songs sung by an impersonator.

Sony Music and the estate said that both parties had agreed to formally end the lawsuit, Billboard reported.

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