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Chad Hugo Expands Lawsuit, Citing Missing Credits on 2022 Tracks

Pharrell’s team says an ongoing accounting review may resolve any payment questions.

Overview

  • Hugo filed an amended complaint on Feb. 12 adding production-credit and royalty claims tied to eight songs created in 2022.
  • He lists works including Rosalía’s Motomami and La Combi Versace, Latto tracks, Cash In Cash Out, and an unreleased track titled Pure.
  • His attorney alleges Pharrell engaged in self-dealing and diverted revenues, seeking punitive damages for purported willful misconduct.
  • The filing says Hugo was entitled to a 50/50 production split and proper attribution as a joint author but was denied credit and payments.
  • A judge’s initial order to show cause was discharged after the amendment, though reporting notes potential statute-of-limitations hurdles under the Copyright Act.