# Chris Brown producer sues Sony Music for $1.25M, claiming it stalled the sale of his ‘Party’ royalties and paid him half the agreed rate

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chris-brown-producer-sues-sony-music-for-1-25m-claiming-it-stalled-the-sale-of-his-party-royalties-and-paid-him-half-the-agreed-rate/
- Published: 2026-10-23T14:02:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T14:40:27+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/chris-brown-producer-sues-sony-music-for-1-25m-claiming-it-stalled-the-sale-of-his-party-royalties-and-paid-him-half-the-agreed-rate/
- Topics: Art, Business, Companies, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Producer Ishmael Montague is seeking at least $1,247,500 from Sony.
- He alleges Sony delayed the sale of his “Party” royalties.
- The complaint also claims he was paid half his agreed royalty rate.

## Summary

Ishmael Sadiq Montague, a co-producer of Chris Brown’s 2016 single “Party”, is suing Sony Music Entertainment for at least $1,247,500. He alleges Sony delayed redirecting his royalties to a company that had agreed to buy them and paid him only half the producer royalty rate he was owed; the claims are set out in a complaint filed in New York federal court.

The complaint says Montague was entitled to 1.5% of the track’s 3% producer royalty after splitting it with co-producer A1. It alleges Sony delayed the change of payee for six weeks while requiring a letter that waived audit rights, despite already having paid Montague’s company directly for years. Sony later sent an alternative assignment form, which Montague signed on 29 August; these allegations have not been established in court.

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