March 21, 2023
Post Malone and an artist who claims he helped write the rapper's hit song "Circles" reached an out-of-court settlement Tuesday morning just ahead of a California federal jury trial that was set to commence.
August 18, 2022
Post Malone asked a California federal judge Thursday to sanction an artist who claims he helped write the rapper's hit song "Circles," arguing that the artist hid crucial text messages that contradict his claims and the alleged discovery violations are so severe that the court should throw out the case.
April 18, 2022
A ruling from a California federal judge left Post Malone unable to fully defeat a lawsuit from an artist claiming he helped write a No. 1 hit by the rapper, holding that the artist can still go to trial and seek to establish rights to a jam session that led to "Circles."
April 11, 2022
Post Malone urged a California federal judge Monday to toss a former collaborator's claim that he is a co-author of the No. 1 hit "Circles," arguing the facts show the plaintiff was just a studio "guest" and not the creative "mastermind" required to be a co-author under Ninth Circuit precedent.
October 20, 2020
A California federal judge ruled Monday that part of a lawsuit from a man claiming co-authorship of rapper Post Malone's No. 1 hit "Circles" can move forward, allowing claims that he helped write the tune to survive while tossing claims that he also is a joint author of the sound recording.
April 07, 2020
Post Malone refuses to credit or share songwriting royalties with a musician who claims that he helped write the singer's hit "Circles," according to a California federal lawsuit on Tuesday seeking songwriting credit and proceeds from the tune.