Black Sheep’s unpaid Spotify royalties case with Universal dismissed

A lawsuit of round $750million filed by the hip-hop group Black Sheep in opposition to the Universal Music Group in January over Spotify royalties that haven’t been paid has now been dismissed.

At first of 2023, it was introduced that the duo have been suing Universal Music Group in a category motion lawsuit, with the pair stressing that the corporate owed them and a string of different musicians giant charges in unpaid royalties.

The declare was that Black Sheep have been owed royalties as a result of UMG had accepted decrease royalty charges from Spotify in change for shares within the streaming service again in 2008.

It was decreed in courtroom, although, that the hip-hop group had exceeded the statute of limitations, and the swimsuit was deemed to be time-barred. The decide gave the decision of UMG’s legality, and the case was dismissed.

It was a “net receipts” clause within the contract with UMG that had Black Sheep declare that they have been owed 50 per cent of royalties from Spotify and added that they have been additionally in need of 5 per cent of UMG’s Spotify fairness.

UMG responded, saying that the pair’s declare was “patently false and absurd”, moreover citing their “well-established track record of fighting for artist compensation.”

Black Sheep had two UK High 20 singles: 1994’s ‘Without a Doubt’ and 1995’s ‘North, South, East, West’.