From Detroit Free Press, where you can check out the full, detailed write-up:

Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and its ad agency, claiming they infringed the Detroit rapper’s copyright.

In the 12-page complaint, filed Monday evening in Detroit federal court, Ferndale-based Eight Mile Style contends that a Facebook ad that was broadcast online April 4 copied music from Eminem’s 2000 song “Under the Influence.”

The 30-second ad, dubbed “Airplane,” was featured in a webcast by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to announce Facebook Home, an interface for Android phones. Some viewers at the time noted a similarity between the ad’s music and Eminem’s song.

Eight Mile Style oversees rights and licensing for Eminem’s song catalog.

The complaint claims the ad agency, Wieden+Kennedy of Portland, Ore., copied Eminem’s music “in an effort to curry favor with Facebook by catering to Zuckerberg’s personal likes and interests, and/or to invoke the same irreverent theme” of the rapper’s song.

A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment on the suit. The Free Press has contacted an attorney for Wieden+Kennedy seeking comment.

D-Dot spotted some Facebook posts from Detroit’s Channel 955 that seem to confirm a new Eminem album this July 2nd. Time will tell as it does for all things.

….and we don’t know what it is. All we have is the above image that was posted on Aftermath’s Facebook page. What could it be?

Paul Rosenberg — Eminem’s manager — lets the cat out of the bag with the below statement, made to Billboard:

We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013. He’s been working on it for some time. It’s safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we’re not exactly sure when. We’ve got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we’re trying to see what else lines up.

Eminem has confirmed 2013 as the year when we will get his 8th studio album. The rap superstar has released a limited edition Baseball hat dedicated to his hometown Detroit, the side panel of which signifies the years when each of his previous LPs were released with 2013 being the latest one. Buy here.

For a limited time only in honor of the big games and the hometown team’s return to The D, we are pleased to offer the Eminem Baseball Tribute Hat in both home and away colors. Side panel is dedicated to the landmark Eminem solo albums. A portion of the proceeds will go to The Marshall Mathers Foundation.