Linda Perry, the former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman who went on to produce songs for Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Gwen Stefani, is suing Warner Music Group for royalties she believes she is owed on James Blunt’s Back To Bedlam, which came out on her imprint Custard Records. Perry is suing for royalties on the album–which, according to the suit, has made WMG a cool $100 million–plus $5 million in damages, and she’s saying that Warner Music Group “follows the far too familiar scenario involving a large multinational corporate record company which takes advantage of a small, independent production company.” For its part, Warner says that it has always compensated the label in accordance with the contract the two parties agreed upon when Perry initially brought Blunt to WMG’s attention, which sounds to me like code for “read the fine print, lady.” [BBC]
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Linda Perry To Warner Music Group: “What’s Up With The Money You Owe Me?”
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@Ned Raggett: I don’t know if there’s enough money in the world to compensate for the emotional damages, but there’s enough to at least salve the wounds.
@Ned Raggett: Drawing up an Internet petition right now…..
I salute you all, my fellow sufferers.
I follow the story, but why is there a picture of a largemouth bass accompanying it?
eeen ahh say heeeeeyyyaaaaayeeeeheyhey, heyyahhyay, i said hey, what’s goin on (with those multinational corporations exploiting small independent production companies)?
Class action lawsuit against Perry for damages caused by That Song — WHO IS WITH ME?
Is she the one who threw a used tampon in the crowd once? Or was that some other early 90s lesbo band?
@extracrispy: That was someone from L7, I think at Reading Festival.
href=”#c4565084″>Audif Jackson Winters III: that was deffo L7.
@Ned Raggett:
Where do I sign?
@extracrispy: yes, every all-woman band is a “lesbo band”
@Ned Raggett: Finally, there’s a movement I can support. If you need someone to testify before Congress about this atrocity, let me know.
Can I sue Linda Perry for signing James Blunt?
@Rob Murphy: Word up. You can’t spread musical herpes (James Blunt and “What’s Going On”) and not expect your comeuppance.
I’m sure I don’t want to know the story of why she decided to name her label “Custard Records”