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How a $2,000 Guitar Session Sparked a Federal Trial Over Jason Derulo's Royalties

How a $2,000 Guitar Session Sparked a Federal Trial Over Jason Derulo's Royalties

Los Angeles, Tuesday, 28 April 2026.
Highlighting the financial stakes of music monetization, a federal trial will decide if a $2,000 flat-fee guitarist is owed lucrative co-writing royalties for Jason Derulo’s viral hit, ‘Savage Love.’