Iggy Azalea could be very publicly slamming her former report firm, Common Music Group.
On Saturday (March 15), the 34-year-old “Fancy” rapper took to X, previously generally known as Twitter, to allege that the corporate owes her “tens of millions of {dollars},” claiming that they by no means paid her royalties for her singles.
“Loopy how in my total profession I used to be by no means paid a single royalty by common music for something outdoors of the USA,” Iggy began.
Preserve studying to search out out extra…“They owe me tens of millions of {dollars} in again pay, that they technically stole from me, as per my contract I’m due cost,” she continued. “The quantity owed is within the 8 determine vary. Final week they tried to answer my lawyer and provide me a settlement of 18k. I’m informed this can be a regular response from their legal professionals and after showing in courtroom they find yourself paying tens of millions as they’re presupposed to.”
Iggy went on, “Fortunately I’m properly off and might and can pursue this difficulty till they pay me what they owe. However I’d prefer to publicly say that I believe common music are criminals who actively benefit from ALL of their artists in perpetuity for their very own achieve. They’re the scummiest firm and so they do that to SO MANY artists who sadly can’t afford to combat for what they’re owed thus they get away with this conduct.”
“Common music actually must do higher of their remedy of the artists who fairly actually earn them tens of millions by way of mental property that they had zero half in creating. Yuck,” Iggy concluded.
Iggy first signed with Island Data, a label owned by Common again in 2017 and introduced that her contract ended the next yr. She then went on to create a take care of Empire the place she created her personal label known as Dangerous Desires.
Final yr, Iggy defined why she received’t be ending her fourth album.