Megan Thee Stallion’s Battle With Her Label — Over The Definition of ‘Album’ — Headed to Jury Trial

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Megan Thee Stallion’s battle with label 1501 Certified Entertainment isn't over yet.

In September, 1501 asked a judge to quickly decide that dispute himself — arguing Megan’s contract had a clear definition of “album” and thatobviously didn’t meet it. Megan’s lawyers fought back, saying there were key disputes that need to be decided a jury and that the rapper must be “allowed her day in court.”

On Wednesday, Judge Robert Schaffer sided with Megan in that dispute, denying 1501’s motion and allowing the “album” question to proceed to a jury trial. The ruling came no written explanation, simply saying Schaffer was “of the opinion that the motion should be and hereby is denied in its entirety.” A trial date has not yet been set.Billboard

he disagreed with the judge’s decision but stressed that the ruling had not resolved any issues in either side’s favor. The star rapper has been fighting with 1501 for more than two years now, claiming the company duped a young artist into signing an “unconscionable” record deal in 2018 that was well-below industry standards. She says that when she signed a new management deal with, claiming 1501 had wrongly classifiedas something less than an album — a key distinction, since she owes a set number of albums under the record deal.

, arguing that Thee Hotties contained just only 29 minutes of original material and was obviously not an “album.”

 

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