Pop singer, Cher has won a lawsuit against Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono, meaning she will retain her 50 percent share of royalties for Sonny and Cher songs.

Mary Bono had contended that copyright law’s termination right—a provision allowing songwriters and their heirs to reclaim intellectual property rights decades after relinquishing them—meant she no longer needed to pay royalties to Cher. However, this provision does not override the 1978 divorce settlement according to the federal judge, granting Cher a permanent 50% share of revenue from songs written before they split. Also, staggeringly, since the dispute began, more than $400,000 (£315,000) in royalties have been racked up, these will now be paid to Cher.

In 1964, Sonny and Cher started making music together, they then got married in 1967 and they have left behind a legacy of hits. Also, despite Sonny’s death over 20 years ago, their music still resonates with millions today.

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George Millington is a music journalist and reviewer situated in central London. He does not write about a single genre but rather the commercial music industry as a whole. His first album was by The Beatles, which he purchased secondhand from a charity shop in his neighbourhood.

He discovered the gem when he was 12 years old and still has it now, claiming it to be why he fell in love with music. He likes to play disc golf when he's not writing about music. He is a one-of-a-kind individual who is always the first to bust out his air guitar on the dance-floor.

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