In 2025 Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland of the disbanded rock group the Police sued their former bandmate Sting for unpaid royalties, claiming that they had an oral agreement with him to share income from the band’s songs. Sting, who was the band’s chief songwriter, reportedly paid them $800,000 in back royalties in 2026, although Summers and Copeland said they were owed millions of dollars because of income from streaming and downloads.
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