T-Pain has returned to court against Konvict Entertainment, the record label co-founded by Akon, over another royalty dispute.
The Grammy-winning singer filed the lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court on September 4, 2026. He claims Konvict still owes him $489,047 from royalties linked to recent record sales.
The dispute involves more than $1.3 million that Konvict allegedly received from a distributor in March. The money reportedly covered sales from the second half of 2025. 
T-Pain says his agreement gives him 75% of the net royalties Konvict receives from distributors for his music.
According to the lawsuit, Konvict received $1,304,127 and later paid T-Pain $489,047 in June. He claims that payment represented only half of the amount due to him.
The filing alleges that another portion went to BuVision, an affiliate label connected to Konvict. T-Pain says Konvict directed his representatives to recover the balance from BuVision, but they failed to secure the payment. However BuVision is not a defendant in this new lawsuit.
T-Pain and Akon’s Relationship Goes Back Two Decades
T-Pain’s relationship with Konvict dates back to 2005.
Akon discovered him after hearing his version of Locked Up and subsequently signed him to Konvict. The deal helped introduce T-Pain to a much larger audience.
His breakthrough single, I’m Sprung, arrived that same year. He followed it with I’m N Luv (Wit a Stripper) and later built a run of major hits.
His catalogue includes songs such as Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’), Bartender, Can’t Believe It and 5 O’Clock.
T-Pain also became a major collaborator during the late 2000s. He appeared on hits including Kanye West’s Good Life, Flo Rida’s Low and Jamie Foxx’s Blame It.
His work earned him Grammy Awards and made his Auto-Tune-heavy vocal style one of the most recognisable sounds of that era.
This Is Not Their First Court Dispute
The latest lawsuit follows an earlier legal battle between T-Pain and Konvict.
In 2018, T-Pain sued the label over payments connected to his album Oblivion. He sought at least $400,000 and requested an accounting of royalties under his recording agreement.
The parties eventually settled the dispute in 2025. Konvict agreed to pay T-Pain $114,000, covering royalties collected through the end of 2024.
Despite Akon’s long association with the label and T-Pain, T-Pain is not suing Akon personally. The lawsuit names Konvict Entertainment LLC as the sole defendant.
Konvict Entertainment had not publicly responded to the new allegations at the time of the latest reporting.
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