An LA judge has set a deadline for Snoop Dogg and EMI US's Priority Records to reach a settlement on their ongoing royalty dispute, or the case will have to go to court.
Snoop sued the EMI division in 2006 claiming he was owed over a million in royalties plus a £475,000 advance from his 2000 album 'Tha Last Meal' and some kind of compensation for a greatest hits collection the label released without the rapper's consent. Since that, the litigation talks between Snoop's people and the major have been continuing, and insiders say they expect an out of court settlement to be reached, but the judge overseeing the case is getting restless and said last week that the two sides needed to reach an agreement by 26 Mar or proceed to court.
Neither Snoop nor EMI have responded to the judge's request.