Dr. Dre $3 Million Lawsuit Against Death Row Records Dismissed

Rapper/producer was seeking payment allegedly owed from the record company’s bankruptcy

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A judge has dismissed Dr. Dre‘s $3.05 million lawsuit for unpaid royalties against his former record label, Death Row Records.

The music mogul, real name Andre Young, was seeking royalties for revenue the label earned from his music while it was under Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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According to court documents obtained by TheWrap, Dre claimed $676,444 in licensing royalties, $1.2 million for artist and producer royalties, and just under $1.2 million for digital sales of music produced or performed by him.

In his 30-page dismissal decision, U.S.

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