Erica Campbell’s Label Sues SRG for $1M, Says 113M Streams Came With No Royalty Statements

Erica Campbell’s record label is suing music distributor SRG/ILS Group for more than $1 million, alleging that three gospel releases generated more than 113 million streams while the company failed to provide a single royalty statement.

My Block Records Inc., the independent label founded by producer Warryn Campbell, filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit Thursday in Manhattan federal court. The dispute covers a distribution agreement that ran from 2021 through 2024 and included Campbell’s 2023 album “I Love You.”

According to the complaint, “I Love You,” Lena Byrd Miles’ “Brand New” and The Walls Group’s “Four Walls” collectively generated more than 113 million streams between 2022 and 2024 and more than $1 million in sales. The label alleges SRG never provided the royalty accounting required under their agreement.

Campbell’s album was one of the label’s biggest releases during the partnership. “Feel Alright (Blessed)” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart, while Campbell and her husband, Warryn Campbell, earned Grammy nominations tied to “Feel Alright” and “Positive.” Warryn Campbell also co-wrote and produced material on the album.

The other projects produced chart success as well. Miles’ “Brand New” included the No. 1 Gospel Airplay single “WOW (Walk on Water),” while SRG distributed The Walls Group’s “Four Walls” during the same three-year period.

The lawsuit alleges the lack of royalty statements left My Block Records unable to properly account for revenue generated by those releases and harmed its business. The company is seeking more than $1 million in damages for breach of contract.

The sales figure cited in the complaint does not by itself establish how much the label is owed. Any recovery will depend on the accounting and payment obligations in the distribution agreement, along with the revenue attributable to the releases and any amounts already paid or credited.

SRG disputes the allegations. The company said it made repeated efforts after the distribution deal ended to work with My Block Records on the transfer of masters, accounting and payments, adding that it has records of those communications and expects them to provide additional context.

The lawsuit is the second recent royalty dispute involving SRG/ILS. R&B singer Kenny Lattimore and his label sued the distributor in February over his 2021 album “Here to Stay,” alleging he received only one royalty check of about $4,400 despite the project producing the No. 1 Adult R&B Airplay single “Take a Dose.”

Lattimore claims he was owed more than $100,000. SRG has denied wrongdoing in that case and is contesting the claims.

My Block Records is seeking more than $1 million in damages as the royalty dispute moves forward in Manhattan federal court.