Summer Walker Sued LVRN for Fraud — Now LVRN Is Coming for Her Tour Money and Royalties
Summer Walker’s fight to get out of her LVRN deal just turned into a two-way war.
In August, the singer sued LVRN in Fulton County, asking a court to void the agreement she signed in September 2017. Her lawsuit accused the Atlanta label and management company of diverting money earmarked for her touring, recordings, marketing and merchandise, and of concealing financial information from her. She also alleged she never saw a dollar from merchandise sold through Amazon with her name and likeness on it, or from a YouTube page run in her name that she says she didn’t even know existed — a page she claims LVRN stripped of its history before handing it over.
Her attorney, Keith Moten, put it plainly to Rolling Stone: “Summer has given LVRN iconic music, and some of the best years of her life. In return, LVRN has breached Summer’s trust in them and has failed Summer in numerous ways.”
Now LVRN has fired back. In a new Fulton County counterclaim — first reported by Rolling Stone — the company denies acting in bad faith, and says in its filing: “At no time has LVRN acted in bad faith, been stubbornly litigious, or caused Walker unnecessary trouble and expense.”
The counterclaim says Walker is the one who owes. LVRN claims 15 percent of income from business opportunities it secured for her, 20 percent of her songwriting performance royalties, and 7 percent of the proceeds from her 2026 Finally Over It tour — money it alleges she started paying, then stopped. The company is asking for damages to be decided at trial, and for her original lawsuit to be dismissed. Moten had not responded to the counterclaim reporting as of Wednesday night.
And this is only one of her two court fights. Over in Los Angeles, Walker invoked California’s seven-year rule in August to try to exit her recording deal, and Interscope sued her in October for at least $50 million over albums it says she still owes. A hearing in that case is set for April 15.
So one signature from 2017 now has Summer Walker battling on two coasts at the same time — her label and management in Atlanta, her record company in L.A.
Who do you believe here — and at what point should an artist be able to walk away from the deal that made them famous?
Reporting: Rolling Stone (Fulton County filing) and Billboard.
