‘You Will Pay Me What’s Owed’

Iggy Azalea has accused Common Song Workforce (UMG) of withholding tens of millions of bucks in unpaid royalties, taking to social media to call for what she claims is rightfully hers.

The Australian rapper, identified for her 2014 destroy hit “Fancy,” claimed in a chain of posts on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, claiming that UMG has did not pay her global royalties during her profession. “Loopy how in my whole profession I used to be by no means paid a unmarried royalty via Common Song for anything else outdoor of the US. They owe me tens of millions of bucks in again pay, that they technically stole from me, as in line with my contract I’m due fee. The quantity owed is within the 8-figure vary,” the rapper wrote.

She additional printed that UMG tried to settle the topic with a payout a long way under what she believes she is owed. “Closing week they attempted to answer my legal professional and be offering me a agreement of 18k. I’m informed this can be a standard reaction from their legal professionals and after showing in courtroom they finally end up paying tens of millions as they’re intended to.”

Azalea, whose actual title is Amethyst Amelia Kelly, signed with Island Def Jam underneath the UMG umbrella in 2013 prior to transferring to Island Data and sooner or later parting tactics with the corporate in 2018. In spite of her departure, she claims that the label has persisted to withhold her income, in particular from outdoor the USA.

Past her personal case, Azalea expanded her complaint to UMG’s remedy of artists usually.“I’d love to publicly say that I believe Common Song are criminals who actively profit from ALL in their artists in perpetuity for their very own acquire …  Common song truly must do higher of their remedy of the artists who slightly actually earn them tens of millions by means of highbrow assets they’d 0 section in developing. Yuck.”

The rapper didn’t dangle again in her ultimate remark, making an immediate call for to the label: “Common song mark my phrases you unsightly b**** – You’re going to pay me what’s owed.” She added that her dispute with UMG has been ongoing for “over two years and counting.”

UMG has no longer publicly replied to Azalea’s accusations. Then again, this isn’t the primary time the label has confronted allegations of withholding royalties.

Limp Bizkit up to now sued UMG, claiming they’d no longer been paid their due income because of a device device allegedly designed to “systematically save you artists from being paid their royalties.”

Azalea has remained impartial since leaving the key label device, liberating song on her personal phrases. Whilst she has no longer introduced any particular prison motion, her posts recommend that the struggle for her royalties is a long way from over.

Azalea has earned 4 profession Billboard 200 entries, together with her Grammy-nominated debut studio album, The New Vintage (No. 3), her highest-charting access at the score up to now. At the Billboard Sizzling 100, she has notched 3 best ten hits from 13 general entries, together with “Drawback” (No. 2, with Ariana Grande), “Black Widow” (No. 3, with Rita Ora) and “Fancy” (No. 1, with Charli XCX). Her most up-to-date musical free up is final 12 months’s “Cash Come,” which won a remix that includes Ivorian Doll and Large Boss Vette.