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7 hours agoPharrell Williams Sued by Ex-Neptunes Collaborator Chad Hugo
Chad Hugo sued Pharrell Williams alleging self-dealing, withheld royalties, and seeking over $1 million plus owed merchandising payments.
Dionne Warwick is being sued by a rights firm that claims she has backed out of a deal that entitles them to "hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars" for work recovering her royalties, court records show. The company, Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation, cites its negotiation of terms and payment for the "Walk on By" sample in Doja Cat's " Paint the Town Red " as a key payday for which it is owed an ongoing cut of royalties. Warwick's team did not immediately respond to Pitchfork's request for comment.
As reported by The New York Times, The Police drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers filed their lawsuit in the High Court in London, alleging the band's lead vocalist and primary songwriter owes them "arranger's fees" stemming from the "digital exploitation" of The Police's back catalog. In the court documents, Copeland and Summers estimate they are owed "in excess of $2 million."