For generations, “Happy Birthday” — a tune sung to almost every American every single year of his or her life — has made millions of dollars for its aggressive copyright owners. Although the song that ...

A federal judge has ruled that the “Happy Birthday” song is no longer owned by Warner/Chappell Music and belongs in the public domain. The song, which has been owned by the music publisher for almost ...

There’s no denying “Happy Birthday” is one of the most universal songs period, but for such a simple tune, it has a rather complicated history. Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story! Senator meets with ...

We’ve all heard the rumor that “Happy Birthday to You” is the property of Warner Bros. and anyone who sings it technically owes the media conglomerate money. This, the rumor goes, is why some ...

None of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in Los ...

Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill were two sisters known for creating one of the world’s most famous songs, Happy Birthday to You. Though they did not become pop stars, their musical work shaped early ...

Every 5-year-old knows it. It is the most frequently sung song in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, surpassing the works of Bach, Beethoven and the Beatles, says ...