Justin Timberlake To Produce 'Trolls' Soundtrack + His Record Label Sued Over 'Suit & Tie'

Record Label Sued Over “Suit & Tie”

Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie lawsuit

Universal Music Group has been slapped with a lawsuit over “Suit & Tie,” Justin Timberlake’s 2013 smash collab with JAY Z.

Via TMZ:

Two members of Sly, Slick and Wicked — a ’70s R&B group — filed the lawsuit, and in the docs they say “Suit & Tie” samples their song, “Sho’ Nuff” … which was released in 1973. It’s no lightweight hit … none other than James Brown produced it.

The band members say Justin’s record label, Universal Music Group, paid to sample the song — however, never got the rights to the vocal performances in that song. Their bottom line … we did the singing, but we didn’t get paid.

Making matters worse … the SS&W guys say they also didn’t get paid when UMG licensed “Suit & Tie” for a Bud Light commercial.

They point out Justin’s song was HUGE — 3 million copies sold, and 92 million YouTube views — and they want their piece of the pie … from UMG, Anheuser-Busch, and other publishers and producers of the track.

Looks like UMG better cut the check!

Check out the original song below: