You can’t tell the story of Led Zeppelin without getting into “Stairway to Heaven.” After the track appeared on the blockbuster Led Zeppelin IV (1971), it quickly became Zep’s signature anthem. Fifty ...

The four members of Led Zeppelin certainly didn't know they were creating an anthem for the ages when they began writing "Stairway to Heaven" in early 1971. But make no mistake: The band was ...

Did Led Zeppelin steal the riff from "Stairway to Heaven" from Spirit's "Taurus"? Why does it matter more than ever? In the initial case that began in 2014, Michael Skidmore — a trustee representing ...

Rosy Cordero is a former digital news writer at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2021. The lawsuit goes back to 2014, when Michael Skidmore, a trustee for Spirit guitarist Randy California (born ...

Led Zeppelin have been embroiled in a long legal battle over copyright infringement, but after many years they can finally lay the accusations to rest. ’60s LA band Spirit claimed Led Zeppelin ripped ...

The seemingly endless “Stairway to Heaven” legal battle between Led Zeppelin and Spirit finally came to an end this week when the Supreme Court refused to take the case. This means that the original ...

Say the name Jimmy Page, and Led Zeppelin fans can practically close their eyes and conjure his image. They see the guitarist’s wavy black hair cascading over his face as he plays scorching solos. Or ...

Update: According to Bloomberg Law Supreme Court reporter Kimberly Robinson, the Supreme Court will not be taking on the copyright infringement case concerning Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." ...

A jury rules in the band's favor after hearing testimony and arguments that the iconic song was a copyright infringement of Spirit's "Taurus." By Eriq Gardner, Ashley Cullins Led Zeppelin has beaten a ...

The long-drawn-out copyright suit over Led Zeppelin’s 1971 rock sensation “Stairway to Heaven” finally came to an end on Monday, according to a story by The New York Times. The U.S. Supreme Court will ...

Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for “Stairway to Heaven” from an obscure song written four years earlier ...