In a pivotal legal battle over song royalties, entertainment icon Cher secured a notable victory in a California federal court. The dispute centered on the distribution of royalties from the music catalog of Sonny & Cher. The court ruled that Mary Bono, widow of Cher’s ex-husband Sonny Bono, must continue to allocate composition royalties to Cher, as stipulated in a 1978 marriage settlement agreement (MSA) formulated after the couple’s 1975 divorce. For further details on this case, see the original article.