February 10, 2025
A Tennessee federal judge on Monday denied class certification in a breach of contract lawsuit by two members of the 1970s pop-rock band Orleans, John Hall and Lance Hoppen, who accused Warner Music Group Corp. and subsidiary Elektra Entertainment of underpaying foreign digital streaming royalties.
June 08, 2023
A Tennessee federal judge has agreed to trim a proposed class action brought against Warner Music by two members of the 1970s pop-rock band Orleans over allegedly withheld royalties, tossing failed declaratory judgment claims but shielding some "plausible" contract breach claims from dismissal.
June 17, 2022
Two members of the 1970s pop rock band Orleans have accused Warner Music of intentionally miscalculating royalty rates for digital streaming of recordings and shorting musicians of their proper compensation, according to a proposed class action in Nashville federal court.