Entertainment
En Vogue Sued for Millions After Label Flip
En Vogue at the PNE Vancouver Summer Night Concert Series in 2009. (Ron Sombilon/Flickr/Creative Commons)
Marc Schneider, BILLBOARD
LOS ANGELES (Billboard.com)—Rufftown Entertainment is suing two original members of En Vogue for over $300 million, claiming the R&B group violated an exclusive recording contract by signing with another label after recent comeback efforts fizzled.
The suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges breach of contract, negligence, interference and fraud.
Rufftown owner René Moore says that he paid Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis and then-member Maxine Jones approximately $190,000 in 2010 in a deal that was to include two albums and touring. The advance included $40,000, plus travel costs, and $150,000 in studio fees.
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