Joel Katz's career as an entertainment lawyer was jump-started when he negotiated a recording contract for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Joel Katz, the Atlanta-based lawyer who wielded a ...

He represented artists ranging from James Brown and Willie Nelson to Michael Jackson and Sen. Orrin Hatch over the years, and oversaw the $300 million purchase of Big Machine Records by Scooter ...

James Brown returned to a Billboard chart thanks to a prominent sample. Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn did not. When it comes to samples, "everything is negotiable." By Elias Leight In early ...