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| Megan Thee Stallion: Rapper settles legal dispute with former label | Megan Thee Stallion: Rapper settles legal dispute with former label |
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| Megan Thee Stallion first filed a lawsuit in 2020 | Megan Thee Stallion first filed a lawsuit in 2020 |
| Megan Thee Stallion has reached a settlement to end a long-running legal battle with her former record label. | Megan Thee Stallion has reached a settlement to end a long-running legal battle with her former record label. |
| The rapper first filed a lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2020, claiming they were stopping her from releasing music. | The rapper first filed a lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2020, claiming they were stopping her from releasing music. |
| But the pair will now "amicably part ways", as first reported by Billboard, external. | But the pair will now "amicably part ways", as first reported by Billboard, external. |
| Megan and 1501 "mutually reached a confidential settlement to resolve their legal differences". | Megan and 1501 "mutually reached a confidential settlement to resolve their legal differences". |
| No specific details have been given over the agreement. | No specific details have been given over the agreement. |
| In a statement to BBC Newsbeat, label boss Carl Crawford said that he and his company "wish Megan the very best in her life and career". | In a statement to BBC Newsbeat, label boss Carl Crawford said that he and his company "wish Megan the very best in her life and career". |
| In 2020, 28-year-old Megan said on an Instagram Live that she "didn't really know what was in [her] contract" when she first signed it. | In 2020, 28-year-old Megan said on an Instagram Live that she "didn't really know what was in [her] contract" when she first signed it. |
| "I was young. I think I was like 20, and I ain't know everything that was in my contract," she said. | "I was young. I think I was like 20, and I ain't know everything that was in my contract," she said. |
| She filed another lawsuit against 1501 in 2021, over a row about what constitutes an album. | She filed another lawsuit against 1501 in 2021, over a row about what constitutes an album. |
| That dispute was about her 2021 release, Something For Thee Hotties, which was classed as a mixtape. 1501 then countersued claiming Megan has "repeatedly breached her contracts". | That dispute was about her 2021 release, Something For Thee Hotties, which was classed as a mixtape. 1501 then countersued claiming Megan has "repeatedly breached her contracts". |
| Megan Thee Stallion sues label in album dispute | Megan Thee Stallion sues label in album dispute |
| Megan Thee Stallion countersued over album dispute | Megan Thee Stallion countersued over album dispute |
| Last week, Megan hinted that she was an independent artist, saying she didn't "want to sign to a new label right now because I just want to do it myself". | Last week, Megan hinted that she was an independent artist, saying she didn't "want to sign to a new label right now because I just want to do it myself". |
| "I have no label right now and we're doing everything funded straight out of Megan Thee Stallion's pocket so the budget is coming from me," she said on Instagram Live. | "I have no label right now and we're doing everything funded straight out of Megan Thee Stallion's pocket so the budget is coming from me," she said on Instagram Live. |
| "I'm so excited to be doing something for the first time independent since it was just me and my momma. | "I'm so excited to be doing something for the first time independent since it was just me and my momma. |
| "It's really just me until we sign to a new label." | "It's really just me until we sign to a new label." |
| Newsbeat has contacted Megan Thee Stallion for comment. | Newsbeat has contacted Megan Thee Stallion for comment. |
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