"Dionne Warwick is being sued by a rights firm that claims she has backed out of a deal that entitles them to "hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars" for work recovering her royalties, court records show. The company, Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation, cites its negotiation of terms and payment for the "Walk on By" sample in Doja Cat's " Paint the Town Red " as a key payday for which it is owed an ongoing cut of royalties. Warwick's team did not immediately respond to Pitchfork's request for comment."
"In the lawsuit, filed in New York on Monday (December 15), Artists Rights claims that, since its 2002 deal with Warwick, the company has waived upfront fees in exchange for half of any royalties and settlements it negotiates and collects on her behalf, in perpetuity. That work includes managing the royalty agreement that resulted from Warwick's 2002 lawsuit against Atlantic-over her ownership of her Scepter Masters and classic single "Then Came You"-as well as a deal involving royalties owed to Warwick by Sony, which were being funneled to the state of California to pay off Warwick's tax bill."
Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation filed a lawsuit alleging Dionne Warwick attempted to end a 2002 agreement that granted the firm half of royalties and settlements it negotiated on her behalf in perpetuity. The firm claims it waived upfront fees in exchange for that ongoing cut and managed deals including the resolution of Warwick's 2002 dispute with Atlantic over Scepter Masters and the single "Then Came You," plus agreements involving royalties from Sony that were diverted to California for taxes. Artists Rights says its efforts have generated more than $2.5 million, including revenue from the "Paint the Town Red" sample, and seeks reinstatement of its contractual share.
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