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Erica Campbell’s label has quickly settled its lawsuit against distributor SRG over alleged royalty non-payment just two weeks after filing the case.
Gospel singer-songwriter Erica Campbell’s label My Block has voluntarily dismissed its royalty-related lawsuit against distributor SRG only two weeks after filing the case. The label dismissed the lawsuit on Friday, October 2, following an undisclosed settlement.
Warryn Campbell, Campbell’s husband and producer, founded My Block, which sued SRG on September 17 in New York federal court. The lawsuit alleged that SRG hadn’t provided even a single royalty statement to the company under their distribution deal that lasted from 2021 to 2024.
During that time, Campbell released her 2023 album, I Love You, whose single “Feel Alright (Blessed)” quickly hit #1 on the Billboard Gospel Airplay chart and earned both Erica and Warryn Grammy nominations.
SRG also distributed Lena Byrd Miles’ 2022 album, Brand New, via My Block, which also included the top-charting single, “WOW (Walk On Water).” The company also distributed The Walls Group’s 2023 album, Four Walls. My Block alleged that it never received royalty statements from SRG pertaining to any of these albums.
The original complaint claimed that the three albums generated well over 113 million streams between 2022 and 2024. My Block was seeking over $1 million in damages.
When the lawsuit was filed, SRG disputed the allegations and said it had made “repeated efforts to engage with My Block and its representatives regarding the orderly transition of masters, accounting, and payments.”
SRG operates in partnership with Virgin Music Group, which is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. The distributor remains locked in a separate royalty dispute with R&B singer Kenny Lattimore, who sued SRG back in February over royalties associated with his 2021 album, Here to Stay. SRG also denied his allegations, and that case remains ongoing.
Lattimore’s lawsuit alleges that SRG’s behavior points to a “broader pattern and practice of similar misconduct toward other recording artists” and names singer J. Brown and R&B group After 7 as being similarly affected. His suit brings claims including breach of contract and deceptive business practices and seeks a court-ordered accounting to determine the amount of royalties owed, as well as damages.
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