{"id":19690,"date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jermaine-dupri-drops-18m-sony-music-royalty-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T03:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:00:21","slug":"jermaine-dupri-drops-18m-sony-music-royalty-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jermaine-dupri-drops-18m-sony-music-royalty-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Jermaine Dupri Drops $18M Sony Music Royalty Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jermaine Dupri<\/strong><\/a> and his So So Def<\/strong> companies have withdrawn their $18 million royalty lawsuit<\/a> against Sony Music Entertainment<\/strong>, ending a dispute that alleged years of underreported payments on recordings by Kris Kross<\/strong>, Xscape<\/strong> and Mariah Carey<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A notice of voluntary dismissal was filed Friday, August 28, in a New York federal court.<\/p>\n

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\u201cthe Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss this action without prejudice as the parties have resolved the matter prior to joinder.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Neither Dupri nor Sony has disclosed terms of the resolution. Because the dismissal was entered without prejudice, Dupri and his companies retain the option to refile the claims.<\/p>\n

Background of the claim<\/h2>\n

The voluntary dismissal came less than two months after the initial complaint was filed. In that action, Dupri and his companies accused Sony of failing to pay and underreporting royalties on recordings by Kris Kross, Xscape, Mariah Carey and other artists.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs sought:<\/p>\n