Photo: Dionne Warwick | By Samantha Dorisca, Afrotech.com |Lawsuit Explained: According to Music Business Worldwide (MBW), a complaint was filed against Warwick by Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation, which claims it had a contract with Warwick, signed in January 2002, that would allow it to pocket 50% of her royalties through her work as a Scepter Records artist. It also notes that in February 2922 [sic] after signing the contract, Warwick filed a complaint against Warner Bros., Warner Strategic Marketing, Warner Special Products, and Atlantic Recording Corporation over claims that she was not compensated fairly for the royalties from her song “Then Came You.”
The aftermath of the 2002 lawsuit was a settlement that required all future royalty statements and payments owed to Warwick to be directed to Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation, which has been receiving her royalty payments for distribution since, notes MBW.
The rights management firm states it has been working with the artist for decades, “at no cost to her so that she could obtain fair compensation for her vast body of work, which she had not been receiving,” according to MBW.
Fast forward to 2025, Warwick allegedly wants to end her agreement with Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation and requests to be paid directly from Rhino Entertainment Company, Sony, and PPL, according to MBW.
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Read more about this contract dispute here:
https://afrotech.com/dionne-warwick-hit-with-lawsuit-by-firm-that-negotiated-her-royalty-deals
Photo: Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” album | From her Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1507619837395750&set=pb.100044432439585.-2207520000&type=3
