# UMG Sues Summer Walker Over $50M Contract

> Interscope Records sues Summer Walker for $50M+ after she exits deal under California’s seven-year rule.
- Title: UMG Sues Summer Walker Over $50M Contract | Shortify
- Summary: Interscope Records sues Summer Walker for $50M+ after she exits deal under California’s seven-year rule. Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records sued…
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- Source: Music Business Worldwide — https://musicbusinessworldwide.com/umgs-interscope-sues-summer-walker-for-50m-after-she-moves-to-exit-her-deal-under-californias-seven-year-rule
- Published: 2026-10-12T11:15:24+00:00
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- Topics: umg, interscope, summer walker, seven-year rule, california, contract, lawsuit, music business, music, business
## Interscope Sues Summer Walker
Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records sued Summer Walker for more than five zero million dollars after she moved to exit her deal under California’s seven-year rule.
## Walker’s Contract Termination
Walker signed a joint deal with Interscope and LVRN in 2017 and notified Interscope in August she would stop working under the agreement as of August 27.
## Album Deliveries Shortfall
Interscope claims Walker delivered only three of five required albums: Over It (2019), Still Over It (2021), and Finally Over It (2025).
## California’s Seven-Year Rule
California law bars artists from being held to contracts for more than seven years, used by Olivia de Havilland in 1944 against Warner Bros.
## Label’s Legal Claim
Interscope filed a lawsuit within 45 days of Walker’s termination notice, seeking over $50 million in damages for undelivered albums and an EP.
## Walker’s Legal Defense
Walker’s attorney says her team will vigorously defend against Interscope’s claims and pursue legal relief, including a countersuit.
## LVRN’s Exit Strategy
LVRN, which signed Walker with Interscope in 2017, now has a distribution deal with Sony Music-owned The Orchard after exiting the joint venture.
## Key takeaway

Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records sued Summer Walker for over $50 million after she left her contract under California’s seven-year rule.