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Limp Bizkit Hits Universal Music With $200M Lawsuit Claiming Band ‘Never Received Any Royalties’

In a Limp Bizkit lawsuit, the band sued Universal Music over $200 million in royalties, saying it had “not seen a dime in royalties" from the label.

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday (Oct. 8) in Los Angeles federal court, attorneys for Durst and the 1990s rap rock band accused UMG of implementing a “systemic” and “fraudulent” policy that was “deliberately designed” to conceal royalties from artists and “keep those profits for itself.” In a stunning claim, Durst alleges that as recently as August, Limp Bizkit had “never received any royalties from UMG,” despite the band’s huge success during its turn-of-the-century peak. When those issues were raised with UMG, the lawsuit says the label argued that Limp Bizkit had been paid $43 million in recoupable advances over the years, which explained why the royalties had not started flowing into the accounts until recently.

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