Cher Sues Record Company

The star is suing Universal Music Group for 5 million dollars of unpaid royalties, following the release of two compilation albums in 2000 and 2003.

Cher, the only singer to have successfully placed a song on the top of the charts in 5 decades, alleges that Universal Music Group misappropriated royalties from her two successful compilation albums, Cher The Greatest Hits and The Very Best Of Cher.

Several songs on the albums were recorded with Sonny Bono, her former husband and member of their famous 60s duo Sonny & Cher. One of the featured songs was I Got You Babe, her first number one hit on the charts. 

The lawsuit was also filed in order to recuperate some of the money for Cher’s children whom she had with Bono, who died in a ski accident in 1998.

Peter Lofrumento, the spokesman for Universal Music Group, stated, "The claims are meritless, and we are confident that we will prevail in court."