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Muni Long Sued by Former Managers for $600K in Unpaid Fees
24 Oct
Summary
- Muni Long's former managers suing her for $600K in unpaid fees
- Managers claim they were instrumental to Long's Grammy-winning success
- Long's team denies claims as "unfounded" and says no formal contract existed
On October 24, 2025, it was reported that Muni Long, the Grammy-winning R&B artist, is facing a lawsuit from her former managers at Ebony Son Entertainment. The Atlanta-based management company, run by Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, is suing Long for breach of contract, alleging she owes them over $600,000 in unpaid commissions and expenses.
According to the lawsuit, Zulu and Dixon's work was instrumental to Long's success, including her Grammy win for Best R&B Performance this year. However, Long fired her managers in January 2025 and stopped making the agreed-upon payments. The managers claim they secured over $5 million in revenue for Long, but she "shamelessly reneged" on her promises to pay the customary percentage.
In response, Long's team has denied the claims as "unfounded," stating that while settlement offers were made in good faith, no formal contract ever existed between the parties. The team also alleged that the same management team had previously tried to have Long involuntarily committed, despite medical confirmation that she was suffering from a Lupus flare-up.
The legal battle between Long and her former managers has been ongoing since July 2025, when the initial allegations over unpaid commissions were first leveled in a California state court complaint. That case was later withdrawn, leading Ebony Son to take the claims to federal court.
