Registration Dispute at the Core
At the center of the Furious 7 Song Royalties lawsuit is not just payment, but classification.
Broido says he never signed any legal agreement related to the track. He further alleges that Warner Music Group — parent company of Atlantic Records, which released the “Furious 7” soundtrack — blocked his attempts to obtain compensation.
The complaint accuses Warner Music of engaging in “two acts of deception.” First, Broido says, the company excluded his name from the list of contributors.
Second — and more critically, according to the filing — the song was registered as “non-theatrical.” That designation allegedly prevented him from benefiting from licensing revenue streams that would have otherwise been available.
Broido also claims that Warner Music made “deceptive nondisclosures to the AFM Fund through SAG” and submitted paperwork identifying “3 A&R staffers” under “background singers,” instead of listing him by name.
Silence From Defendants
Counsel for Broido did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Representatives for Warner Music, NBCUniversal, SAG-AFTRA and the intellectual property fund either did not respond or could not be reached. Counsel information for the defendants was not immediately available.
Broido is represented by Devin McRae and Jeremy Gray of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP.
As the Furious 7 Song Royalties lawsuit unfolds, the case raises broader questions about how background performers are credited — and compensated — when a song becomes more than just a soundtrack, but a cultural elegy echoing far beyond the theater.
