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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Rohrlich

The Cranberries say record label stiffed them out of $5 million in royalties

The surviving members of the Cranberries say they're not getting the money they rightfully earned - (Getty Images)

Defunct Irish rock group The Cranberries are accusing their longtime record label of shorting them on millions in royalties, alleging the company pocketed considerable amounts of cash it wasn’t entitled to.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, the group’s three surviving members claim Island Records, a division of the Universal Music Group, improperly withheld a small fortune in digital streaming income, arguing the company paid itself a premium for work it never performed.

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