Megan Thee Stallion officially sues her record label

Megan Thee Stallion kicked off her March by letting the world know that her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment was actively blocking her from releasing new music. Now she’s gotten the courts involved in her quest for a renegotiation of her contract.

Sunday, the Houston rapper made allegations during an Instagram Live session that she wasn’t fully educated on the terms of her contract when she signed with 1501. She recalled how when she asked to renegotiate the document she was instead barred from releasing new work.

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Now TMZ is reporting that Meg has now opted to file a lawsuit seeking to terminate her contract altogether. A temporary restraining order was granted to allow the release of new music and documents.

According to the entertainment news site, “she claims the deal calls for 1501 Certified to get 60% of her recording income. The remaining 40% goes to her, but she has to use that to pay engineers, mixers and featured artists who work on the songs.”

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The initial contract requires Megan’s touring and live performances to be paid directly to the label, who is in turn meant to give her a detailed accounting of what she’s owed. But the entertainer believes what they’ve provided is not only incomplete but also “purposefully and deceptively vague.”

The rapper also claims intimidation tactics were used against people in the industry. A producer was once formerly made to hand over beats or Rap-a-Lot Records founder J. Prince would be pissed as a result.

“Prince is notorious in the industry for strong-armed intimidation tactics, and the comment was taken as a physical threat of harm.”

 

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