#BBB NEWS| Jay-Z And TIDAL Slammed With Lawsuit For Not Paying Royalties

Just days after reports surfaced that Samsung is in talks to purchase and take over Jay-Z’s music streaming service TIDAL, the company has been slammed with a $5 million lawsuit for allegedly not paying out royalties to artists.

First reported by TheJasmineBrand, Yesh Music, LLC and John Emanuele​ from the band the American Dollar are suing Hov and TIDAL.

According to the claim, TIDAL streamed 116 of the band’s songs and never paid royalties. In addition to that claim, the suit states, TIDAL used inaccurate numbers to make payments to artists, causing them to lose out on as much as 35 percent.

#BBB NEWS| Sisqo Files Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Over ‘Thong Song’ Royalties

Fallen star Sisqo’s record ‘Thong Song’ was a hit over 16 years ago, off his album Unleash the Dragon. However, according to Sisqo he’s still waiting to see the money he earned for the royalties for the record.

Now, the artist has filed a $3.6 million dollar lawsuit against the company he hired to collect the royalties.

Hit the jump for details..