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Linkin Park Settle Lawsuit With Former Bassist Over Unpaid Royalties

Linkin Park settled their lawsuit with Kyle Christner, who claimed he played on more than 20 Linkin Park songs related to a 'Hybrid Theory' reissue.

In a statement Friday, the band shared that it had reached “an amicable resolution” with the bass guitarist who claimed in a November lawsuit that he contributed to several demos and tracks that the group released on a reissue of Hybrid Theory. On March 6, the band’s lawyers had filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit stating that the deadline had long passed to sue Linkin Park for the unpaid royalties. Linkin Park members Mike Shinoda — who praised Christner’s work on the reissue track “ Could Have Been ” during a 2020 livestream — Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, and Joseph Hahn are listed as defendants alongside Machine Shop and Warner Records.

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