H.E.R. Files Lawsuit to Be Released From Her Label, MBK Entertainment
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorGabriella Sarmiento Wilson, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter known as H.E.R., is suing MBK Entertainment, the record label owned by her longtime manager Jeff Robinson, for the rights to her music catalog.
H.E.R. signed with Robinson in 2011, when she was 14 years old.According to legal documents cited by the Blast, H.E.R. is suing for declaratory relief and violation of the business and professions code and seeking to be released from her contract with MBK.
The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in Los Angeles County on Thursday.Wilson’s releases under the name H.E.R.
all have been released under the MBK logo and distributed by Sony Music’s RCA Records. It is unclear whether her dispute extends to her management contract with Robinson, who previously managed Alicia Keys.
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