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MUSIC INDUSTRY: R and B Singer Jill Scott Sued by Record Label

R&B superstar Jill Scott was sued this morning by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album contract and potentially owing millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by L.A.-based Hidden Beach Records, claims that the label and its founder, Steve McKeever, helped launch Scott's career and nurtured her into a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter but was unceremoniously dumped in October...

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02:31 on February 5 2010

MUSIC INDUSTRY: R and B Singer Jill Scott Sued by Record Label

All About Jazz — R&B superstar Jill Scott was sued this morning by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album c... more info

Jill Scott

23:00 on February 5 2010

Jill Scott Defends Herself Against Lawsuit

Perez Hilton — In response to being sued by her former label, Hidden Beach Recording, for breaching her contract, Jill Scott released the following statement. It reads: "The lawsuit fi... more info

Jill Scott