Pete Rock is a legendary hip hop producer and has writing credit on the Nas track “The World Is Yours” from his 1994 LP, “Illmatic.” Pete has publically stated that he has not received proper royalties on the track since 1994, and he is ready to sue Nas, Nasir Jones. The song has been sampled...Read More
The Candian movie theater company, Cineplex has come into $965 million after winning their breach of contract lawsuit against Cineworld. In 2019, the two companies signed a contract where Cineworld agreed to purchase Cineplex for $2.81B, creating the largest movie theater chain globally. But in 2020, Cineworld claimed they could break the contract because Cineplex...Read More
Kieran Hebden, UK electronic producer Four Tet, will sue his former label Domino over breach-of-contract for removing his albums from all streaming platforms. Domino pulled the albums under a previous legal dispute with the artist in 2020 over royalty rates, “Hebden claimed that the contract suggests a “reasonable royalty rate” for streams and downloads would...Read More
SAG-AFTRA and AT&T have been in court for 2 years over $5 million in royalty payments for several actors that worked on the TV series, Mr. Mercedes. Based on a book by Stephen King, the show aired on AT&T’s Audience Network between 2017 – 2019. SAG-AFTRA claims they are still owed royalties, while AT&T claims...Read More
ZZ Top’s manager negotiated a deal to sell their entire catalog to BMG and KKR for $50M. The agreement includes a buyout of the “band’s publishing catalog and their income from recorded royalties and performance royalties.” ZZ Top and BMG have held a joint publishing agreement for years. With worldwide sales topping 50 million copies...Read More
