{"id":1041,"date":"2024-05-29T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/ryan-castro-wins-breach-of-contract-lawsuit-against-king-records\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T17:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:32:53","slug":"ryan-castro-wins-breach-of-contract-lawsuit-against-king-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/ryan-castro-wins-breach-of-contract-lawsuit-against-king-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Castro Wins Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against King Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRyan Castro won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in an arbitration process against King Records, owned by fellow Colombian artist <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/Kevin%20Rold%C3%A1n\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Rold\u00e1n<\/a>, for breach of contract. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAccording to a resolution by a Colombian judge, the arbitration tribunal ruled that King Records must pay Castro an amount exceeding $2 million. In addition to this, the ruling grants the Colombian artist 100% of the property rights over all his phonograms and audiovisuals (Masters).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLast year, the self-proclaimed Cantante del Ghetto initiated three lawsuits against Rold\u00e1n\u2019s independent label, with the help of his attorney and manager Leo Arango. The lawsuits, filed in Medell\u00edn, Colombia in April and May 2023, alleged breaches of management and record label agreements. Subsequently, a third lawsuit was filed, focusing on the breach of the publishing agreements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKing Records is ordered to notify aggregators, virtual playback channels, record labels, and publishers responsible for royalty collection of this change in ownership. With this decision, the Colombian performer has gained his artistic freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCastro\u2019s lawsuit victory comes on the heals of the release of his debut album <em>El Cantante del Ghetto<\/em> on May 10, an 18-track outing where traditional tropical music and contemporary pop-reggaet\u00f3n collide, featuring artists such as Yandel, Arc\u00e1ngel, Blessd, Jowell &amp; Randy and Akapellah. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cMy career and my music are being respected as I dreamed it would be,\u201d Castro told\u00a0<em>Billboard News<\/em>\u00a0earlier this month. \u201cFor me, it is a triumph to be able to say that I have a song with Arc\u00e1ngel and that it is the focus track of my album.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Castro won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in an arbitration process against King Records, owned by fellow Colombian artist Kevin Rold\u00e1n, for breach of contract. 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