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Judge clears Ariana Grande to subpoena Instagram, TikTok and PayPal to identify alleged music leakers

Ariana Grande can begin serving subpoenas on social media platforms and payment services to identify the people she says have stolen and sold her unreleased music. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted. . .
musicbusinessworldwide.com
August 20, 2026
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Judge clears Ariana Grande to subpoena Instagram, TikTok and PayPal to identify alleged music leakers
WHAT HAPPENED
Ariana Grande can begin serving subpoenas on social media platforms and payment services to identify the people she says have stolen and sold her unreleased music. “Plaintiff may serve the discovery aimed at identifying the identities of the Doe defendants at any time,” wrote Judge Mark H. Shefiled the underlying lawsuiton July 27 , listing the defendants as John Doe 1 and John Does 2 through 100 . The complaint alleges that hackers broke into the personal digital accounts of photographers and producers who have worked with Grande . The hackers “have then sold this personal data and content on the dark web for significant sums of money,” the complaint states, with transactions running through payment services “including but not limited to PayPal and CashApp .
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