Erica Campbell‘s record label has settled its royalty lawsuit against former distributor SRG/ILS Group.
My Block Records withdrew the case in New York federal court on Friday (October 2), 15 days after filing it.
The label had sued SRG for more than USD $1 million, claiming the distributor never sent it a single royalty statement across three albums it said drew more than 113 million streams.
The My Block notice, reviewed by MBW, can be read in full here.
The notice states that My Block “voluntarily dismisses this action without prejudice as the parties reached a settlement prior to joinder.”
That means the two sides settled before SRG had formally responded to the lawsuit in court, and no court has ruled on whether My Block‘s claims were valid.
The dismissal is “without prejudice,” which means it does not by itself bar My Block from refiling the same claims.
The terms of the settlement between My Block and SRG have not been disclosed.
“SRG is pleased to announce that it has resolved the matter with My Block Inc.,” the company said in a statement to Billboard, which first reported the settlement. “With the matter now resolved, SRG wishes My Block Inc. continued success and the very best in all future endeavors.”
My Block‘s attorney, Christopher Brown of Brown & Rosen, declined to comment.
MBW has approached SRG for comment.
My Block, the label founded by Campbell’s husband, producer Warryn Campbell, filed its complaint on September 17, as MBW reported last month.
The complaint centered on three albums released under a licensing deal the two companies signed in October 2021.
Those were Lena Byrd Miles‘ Brand New, The Walls Group‘s Four Walls, and Campbell’s own I Love You.
According to the complaint, the three records drew more than 113 million streams between 2022 and 2024 and generated “over One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in sales.”
The per-album stream counts in the filing add up to that 113 million total.
Its per-album gross sales figures, however, come to at least USD $740,000, well short of the more than USD $1 million claimed overall.
The filing put Campbell’s album, which was nominated for Best Gospel Album at the 66th Grammy Awards, at over 55 million streams and over USD $360,000 in gross sales.
“To date, SRG has not provided Block with any royalty statements relating to the release of the album I Love You,” the complaint read.
It made the same claim about Brand New and Four Walls, before stating: “SRG has never provided Block a royalty statement. Due to SRG‘s breaches, Block has been harmed in its business.”
My Block also alleged that SRG did not spend the marketing money it had committed to the label’s releases.
“SRG failed to spend contractual marketing amounts allocated for Block‘s releases and has failed to provide receipts or evidence of marketing spends for Block albums,” the complaint claimed.
The two companies ended their agreements in December 2023, according to the filing.
SRG kept the right to distribute My Block‘s releases through March 1, 2024.
The label argued that the end of the deal did not release SRG from its duty to pay royalties.
Alongside damages of more than USD $1 million, My Block sought interest and legal fees, and asked for a jury trial.
When the lawsuit was filed, SRG told Billboard it had made “repeated efforts” to engage with My Block on the handover of masters, accounting, and payments after the deal ended.
SRG/ILS, based in Norwalk, Connecticut, provides distribution and label services in partnership with Universal Music Group‘s Virgin Music Group.
The company was formed through the 2017 merger of SoNo Recording Group and The ILS Group, and is led by CEO Claude Villani.
Its partnership with Universal dates back to 2015 and was extended in May 2024.
Releases under that partnership have included music from Brian McKnight, Chaka Khan, and Lalah Hathaway.
SRG still faces a separate royalty claim filed earlier this year.
R&B singer Kenny Lattimore sued the distributor in February 2026 over royalties on his 2021 album Here to Stay.
SRG has denied Lattimore’s claims and is contesting the case.
In another dispute between a label and its former distributor, MBW reported on September 30 that the High Court in London had ordered AEI Music to make an interim payment of GBP £1.4 million to NoCopyrightSounds.
The court also ordered AEI and NoCopyrightSounds‘ former sub-publisher, Featherstone Music, to provide interim accounts of the money owed, ahead of a trial due in January 2028.
AEI has said it intends to seek permission to appeal the ruling.Music Business Worldwide
