Bad Boy Chiller Crew sue record label over £400k in “unpaid” royalties

nme.com:

Bad Boy Chiller Crew have sued their former record label, claiming that they are owed approximately £400,000 in unpaid royalties.The Bradford rap trio, who were nominated for Best Group at the BRITs 2023, said they had “no other option” but to take legal action against House Anxiety – which signed them in 2020.BBCC released their mixtape ‘Full Wack No Brakes’ (2020) through the independent label.

Its follow-up, ‘Disrespectful’ (2022), and 2023 album ‘Influential’ both arrived via Relentless Records and Sony Music Entertainment UK under exclusive license from House Anxiety.The group allege that they were supposed to have been sent royalty statements by House Anxiety every six months, but only received the first one in October of this year.They claim that “vast sums” had been incorrectly deducted from this document.

The statement also allegedly did not include the £217,000 that the label had received in its licensing deal with Relentless – a subsidiary of Sony Music.BBCC state that they cannot accurately calculate how much they are owed overall until they are sent the full set of statements.

However, they think this will come to £400,000 at least.A post shared by BBCC Bad Boy Chiller Crew (@badboychillercrew)In response, House Anxiety said it “totally refute[s] these claims”.