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Swizz Beatz, Timbaland sue Triller for $28 million in missing payments

Triller bought music series Verzuz for an undisclosed sum in January 2021. Now its creators say they’re still owed money.

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August 16, 2022 at 9:56 p.m. EDT
Artists Timbaland and Swizz Beatz attend day 1 of REVOLT Summit x AT&T Summit on Sept. 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Revolt)
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Music artists Swizz Beatz and Timbaland sued Triller Tuesday, alleging the social media platform owes them more than $28 million after acquiring their live-streaming music series Verzuz.

Triller acquired Verzuz, a webcast series pitting musical acts against one another, in January 2021 for an undisclosed sum. “This is a momentous occasion not only for Verzuz and Triller but the music business as a whole,” Swizz Beatz and Timbaland said in a joint statement at the time.