Swizz Beatz and Timbaland sued Triller Tuesday, alleging the social media platform owes them more than $28 million after acquiring their live-streaming music series Verzuz.
Triller acquired Verzuz, a webcast series pitting musical acts against one another, in January 2021 for an undisclosed sum. But the lawsuit alleges the company began missing payments in January 2022, skipping out on a large settlement promised in March.
The company has previously been accused of nonpayment. Last year, Triller boasted a new partnership with 300 Black creators, who would receive a collective $14 million along with equity for participating in the deal. Many of those creators, however, allege that the social media company began missing payments almost immediately.
Verzuz started out as an Instagram Live series in March 2020, as the pandemic took hold in America driving people online. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland challenged famous artists to live musical battles on Instagram