Jermaine Dupri performs at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome in June 2023. (Photo: Josh Brasted/WireImage)
In addition to the alleged unpaid royalties, Dupri is seeking interest, attorneys’ fees, and other damages.
Jermaine Dupri is taking Sony Music Entertainment to court, alleging the music giant failed to pay millions of dollars in royalties tied to some of the biggest names in R&B and hip-hop.
According to a lawsuit filed July 6, the Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and founder of So So Def Recordings is seeking more than $18 million in damages, claiming Sony engaged in a decades-long pattern of underreporting and withholding royalty payments connected to recordings by artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Kris Kross, Xscape, Da Brat, and Bow Wow, reports Variety.
In addition to the alleged unpaid royalties, Dupri is seeking interest, attorneys’ fees, and other damages.
Dupri, a 12-time Grammy nominee and winner of Best R&B Song for co-writing Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together,” has long been one of the most influential producers in contemporary music. His So So Def label helped launch the careers of Kris Kross, Xscape, Da Brat, Bow Wow, and Jagged Edge, while his production credits include chart-topping records for Janet Jackson, TLC, and Ludacris.
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