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Chance the Rapper Beats Ex-Manager’s $3.8 Million Claim as Jury Awards $35

The verdict spotlights the risks of unwritten artist-manager deals in today’s music business.

Overview

  • A Cook County jury on Friday rejected Pat Corcoran’s bid for $3.8 million and ordered a $35 payment to Chance the Rapper.
  • Jurors also recommended transferring the ChanceRaps.com domain, a site Corcoran had used to sell Chance’s merchandise.
  • The combined trial at Chicago’s Daley Center ran just over two weeks, and the jury deliberated for about two hours.
  • Corcoran sued in 2020 over an alleged oral 15% commission and multi-year “sunset” pay, and Chance countersued in 2021 alleging fiduciary breaches and kickbacks.
  • Chance said a larger claim in his case remains before the court as both sides framed the outcome as a warning to get agreements in writing.