Red Hot Chili Peppers Sued Over Selling Music Catalog For $140 Million

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were set to cash in on their music library, but then their old manager stepped in and is causing them a legal hurdle.

According to Variety, the RHCP were set to sell their music catalog to Hipgnosis for $140 MILLION. That is now contested by their former managers in a new complaint.

The band’s ex-managers claim they own a percentage of that catalog. They want to get paid. The Blast reports that the four original members of the band were sued by Q Prime management company, a company that represented the band since the late 1990s.

The complaint says that their deal with the band included a percentage of the money made in “gross earnings.” They want a gross percentage of that $140 million now. The band only recently split with their now-former management company.

The band’s music catalog was largely written by lead singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante. It really is a collaborative effort for them and they have millions of records sold to show for it.

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