American rapper and singer T-Pain has filed a second lawsuit against Konvict Entertainment, the record label co-founded by singer
Akon, alleging that it owes him $489,047.76 in unpaid royalties.
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it → file → royalties
Filed in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia on September 4, 2026, the lawsuit concerns royalties from music sales during the second half of 2025.
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lawsuit → file → 2025
T-Pain, whose legal name is Faheem Rashad Najm, claims the company failed to pay him the full amount due under his 2005 recording agreement and a settlement reached in 2025 to resolve an earlier legal dispute.
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company → claim → dispute
The new case follows a royalty payment of more than $1.3 million that Konvict allegedly received from distributor Zomba Recordings in March.
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Konvict → follow → March
T-Pain is seeking the outstanding amount, along with interest and legal fees.
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Pain → seek → interest
T-Pain claims Konvict owes him nearly $500,000
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Konvict → claim → 500,000
According to the lawsuit, Konvict Entertainment received $1,304,127 from Zomba Recordings on March 30, 2026, for sales during the second half of 2025.
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Entertainment → accord → 2025
T-Pain alleges that his recording agreement entitles him to 75% of the net royalties Konvict receives from distributors for his recordings.
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Konvict → allege → recordings
The complaint says Konvict paid T-Pain $489,047 in early June but failed to pay a further $489,047.76 that he claims is owed.
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he → say → 489,047.76
He alleges that the company did not resolve the matter despite receiving written notice.
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company → allege → notice
The lawsuit seeks the outstanding royalties, prejudgment interest and attorney fees.
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lawsuit → seek → royalties
The amount remains disputed and has not been established by a court.
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amount → remain → court
Dispute follows a 2025 settlement
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Dispute → follow → settlement
The latest case revives a dispute that began in 2018, when T-Pain sued Konvict Entertainment over alleged payment failures connected to his fifth studio album, Oblivion.
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Pain → revive → album
The earlier lawsuit included claims involving an unpaid advance, payment due upon delivery of the album and royalties under his recording agreement.
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lawsuit → include → agreement
Konvict denied liability in that case.
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Konvict → deny → case
Following years of mediation, the parties reached a settlement in 2025 under which the label agreed to pay T-Pain $114,000.
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label → follow → 114,000
According to reporting by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the settlement covered royalties collected through the end of 2024.
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settlement → accord → 2024
In the new complaint, T-Pain alleges that Konvict breached both the original recording agreement and the 2025 settlement by failing to pay the royalties at issue.
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Konvict → allege → issue
The latest claim concerns a later period of music sales than the royalties covered by the earlier settlement.
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claim → concern → settlement
Why BuVision features in the lawsuit
T-Pain's complaint alleges that Konvict directed his representatives to seek the outstanding payment from BuVision, an affiliate associated with Abou “Bu” Thiam, Akon's younger brother.
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Konvict → feature → Thiam
According to the complaint, attempts to contact BuVision about the remaining amount were unsuccessful.
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attempts → accord → amount
BuVision and Thiam are not named as defendants in the new case.
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BuVision → name → case
Konvict Entertainment is the sole defendant, and the claim concerns its alleged failure to fulfil its contractual payment obligations.
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claim → concern → obligations
T-Pain signed with Konvict Entertainment in 2005, a period that helped establish his recording career.
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that → sign → career
He later collaborated with Akon, co-writing “I Can't Wait” and “Holla Holla” for Akon's 2006 album Konvicted.
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I → collaborate → album
Akon also featured on T-Pain's 2007 song “Bartender”, from the album Epiphany.
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Akon → feature → album
Although Akon co-founded Konvict Entertainment, he is not listed as a defendant in the new lawsuit.
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he → co → lawsuit
The case is directed at the record label over the alleged unpaid royalties.
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case → direct → royalties
When The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the lawsuit on September 8, 2026, it said Konvict Entertainment and T-Pain's lawyers had not responded to its requests for comment.
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Entertainment → report → comment
The label had denied liability in the earlier case before agreeing to the 2025 settlement.
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label → deny → settlement
The new lawsuit seeks to determine whether Konvict failed to pay the amount T-Pain claims is due under the recording agreement and settlement.
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Pain → seek → agreement
The allegations remain unresolved in court.
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allegations → remain → court
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