Tyla, Producer Sammy Soso & Sony Music Hit With Lawsuit Over “Water” Royalties

Tyla, Producer Sammy Soso & Sony Music Hit With Lawsuit Over “Water” Royalties

The global success of Tyla’s Grammy-winning hit “Water” has now sparked a high-stakes legal battle, with producers Olmo Zucca and Jackson LoMastro filing a lawsuit in California against the South African star, producer Sammy Soso (Samuel Awuku), and Sony Music over alleged royalty withholding and credit disputes. The lawsuit claims Zucca and LoMastro were sidelined as co-writers despite their substantial contributions during the March 2023 Los A…

Legal Battle Over Tyla’s ‘Water’ Intensifies as Producers Demand Top-Line Credit and Royalties - The Yanos Magazine

South African global sensation Tyla is at the center of a heated legal battle over her breakout hit “Water,” as music producers Olmo Zucca and Jackson LoMastro push forward with their lawsuit demanding full credit and royalties as top-line producers of the viral track. The producers, both listed as co-writers on the chart-topping single, claim they were wrongfully denied proper production credit and have not received any royalty payments. Accord…