Vicky Cornell, Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell’s widow, is suing her late husband’s former bandmates over missing royalties, according to TMZ and Pitchfork.
The complaint reveals that the suit is in reference to seven previously unreleased songs, in addition to “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in royalty payments “indisputable owed” to Vicky and their children.
Vicky’s attorneys claim that the lack of payments is a result of Soundgarden members attempting to “strong-arm Chris’ Estate into turning over certain audio recordings created by Chris before he passed away.” While Cornell’s former bandmates claim they were “working on the files in a collaborative effort,” the complaint argues that the recordings were “solely authored by Chris, contain Chris’ own vocal tracks; and were bequeathed to Chris’ estate.”
Vicky Cornell has addressed the case in an Instagram post, which you can read below.
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In an attempt to get access to the recordings, the band has allegedly “resorted to pressure tactics, harassment, unlawful conversion of royalties, and extortion,” on top of “callously [agitating] the [b]and’s rabid fan base” in implying that Vicky is blocking the release of new tunes. Vicky has also claimed that stalkers have “threatened the safety” of Cornell’s family, and the FBI have had to interject.