Muni Long is going through explosive allegations in a brand new federal lawsuit claiming the Grammy-winning singer refused to pay her longtime managers tons of of 1000’s of {dollars} after they helped relaunch her profession and safe key offers.

The lawsuit by Ebony Son Entertainment, Inc.—run by {industry} veterans Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, who as soon as managed Ludacris and based the legendary Disturbing Tha Peace label—accuses Long and her firms of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud-like enterprise practices.

According to the submitting, Long, born Priscilla Renea Hamilton, entered right into a verbal administration take care of Ebony Son on the 2023 Essence Festival, agreeing to pay the industry-standard 20 p.c of her gross income plus bills.

The managers say they guided her by way of the rollout of her 2024 album Revenge, which featured the hit “music/muni-long-made-for-me”>Made For Me” and helped her earn a Grammy.

The Complaint alleges that Long and her affiliated firms—Super Giant Records LLC, Muni Long Inc., Muni World Inc., and White Rose Garden LLC—paid commissions for greater than a 12 months earlier than abruptly halting funds in October 2024 and terminating the connection in January 2025.

“Muni Long shamelessly reneged on her promises to pay Plaintiff the agreed-upon, customary percentage of revenue she earned, and only earned because Plaintiff assisted in obtaining those engagements. This stunning display of ungratefulness and lack of integrity compels Plaintiff’s pursuit of the claims in the Complaint to obtain that which rightfully belongs to Plaintiff,” the Complaint states.

Ebony Son claims it generated greater than $5 million in complete income for Long, together with main efficiency dates on the Aretha Franklin Theater, SiriusXM Atlanta, and the So So Def Show, in addition to publishing and songwriting offers with Shenseea and Tiwa Savage.

The firm alleges greater than $612,000 stays unpaid, together with $458,600 in commissions and $153,698 in bills.

The managers additionally accuse Long of utilizing her community of enterprise entities to “shield assets and hide income,” arguing the company construction ought to be ignored so all of her firms might be held collectively liable.

The lawsuit seeks full fee of commissions and bills, a judicial declaration confirming the 20 p.c verbal settlement, and the appointment of a particular grasp to audit Long’s monetary information.

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