Jermaine Dupri has sued Sony Music Entertainment, accusing the company of acting unlawfully in its dealings with him since a 1992 agreement that underpinned his So So Def label. The complaint, filed in a Manhattan federal court, seeks more than $18 million (£13.5 million) and alleges that many of the label's actions 'have not been lawful' over a 34‑year period.
The Jermaine Dupri lawsuit centres on unpaid royalties tied to major artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Xscape, Kris Kross and Da Brat, with Dupri's lawyers claiming deliberate misconduct rather than simple accounting errors. At stake is not only a multimillion‑pound sum but also the credibility of how one of the world's biggest music groups has managed legacy royalty payments.
