Jermaine Dupri Drops Lawsuit Claiming $18M in Unpaid Royalties on Mariah Carey & Usher Albums
Less than two months after he filed it, the hitmaking producer and exec has dropped a case that claimed Sony Music owed him millions.
Jermaine Dupri has dropped a lawsuit claiming $18 million in unpaid royalties on albums by Mariah Carey, Usher and others. The hip-hop producer and his So-So Def Recordings sued Sony Music in July, alleging the label used "contemptuous accounting practices" to underpay royalties for years. However, less than two months later, Dupri's legal team voluntarily dismissed the case on August 28, without providing a written explanation.
Sony declined to comment on the dismissal. The rapper-producer, known for hits like Kris Kross's "Jump," had a successful career in the music industry, working with Carey, Usher, Nelly and more. He also released two albums with Jay-Z and Ludacris. In his lawsuit, Dupri claimed Sony had breached their $32-year contract by improperly paying royalties and hurt So-So Def's business.
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