{"id":10777,"date":"2026-02-11T23:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&amp;p=1236178287"},"modified":"2026-02-11T23:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:44:00","slug":"maverick-city-music-did-not-coerce-co-founders-buyout-deal-judge-rules-in-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/?p=10777","title":{"rendered":"Maverick City Music Did Not Coerce Co-Founder\u2019s Buyout Deal, Judge Rules in\u00a0Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140328\">\n<h3> Trending on Billboard <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> A judge has rejected allegations from Maverick City Music co-founder <strong>Tony Brown<\/strong> that the Grammy-winning worship collective strong-armed him into signing an unfavorable buyout agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> That finding came as part of a court ruling on Tuesday (Feb. 10) that dismissed, for now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/maverick-city-music-rico-lawsuit-chandler-moore-claims\/\">Brown\u2019s Atlanta-based lawsuit<\/a> over his 2023 exit from Maverick City. Judge Paige Reese Whitaker ruled that the claims must be brought in New York, not Georgia, under the exclusive jurisdiction clause in Brown\u2019s buyout deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<p><h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\"> Related <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/chandler-moore-release-solo-music-maverick-city-lawsuit\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1478132494-e1770327457195.jpg?crop=0px%2C46px%2C1800px%2C1116px&amp;resize=237%2C147\" alt=\"ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 30: Chandler Moore attends BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at FLOURISH Atlanta on March 30, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for BMI)\" data-lazy-srcset data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height width> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Brown had argued that the New York jurisdiction clause was invalid because he was unfairly coerced into signing onto the terms. Specifically, Brown alleged that Maverick City\u2019s CEO, <strong>Norman Gyamfi<\/strong>, hired<strong> Louis Burrell, <\/strong>a music industry veteran and the brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/mc-hammer\/\">MC Hammer<\/a>, to threaten him with a \u201ccharacter assassination\u201d and mountains of debt unless Gyamfi\u2019s preferred deal got signed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Maverick City and its holding company, Insignia Assets, have vehemently denied these allegations as \u201cbaseless.\u201d Judge Whitaker agreed with the group on Tuesday, writing in her dismissal ruling that Brown\u2019s buyout agreement was \u201cfreely negotiated\u201d by \u201ccompetent counsel\u201d on both sides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cMr. Brown retained counsel to assist him and received a substantial payment in connection with the Insignia agreement,\u201d wrote the judge. \u201cAny effort to void the agreement is counter to Georgia law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> <strong>Erik Gaines<\/strong>, the chief strategy officer of Insignia, said in a Tuesday statement that the company is \u201cpleased with today\u2019s ruling, which dismissed Mr. Brown\u2019s publicized claims and enforced the negotiated agreement.\u201d Brown\u2019s claims are not gone for good, however, as he still has the option to re-file them in New York. His lawyer, <strong>Gary Freed<\/strong>, told <em>Billboard <\/em>on Wednesday (Feb. 11) that they\u2019re still deciding whether to bring the claims in New York, appeal Judge Whitaker\u2019s order, or both.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<p><h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\"> Related <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/maverick-city-music-countersues-co-founder-competing-choir\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1405320343-e1768255956153.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Kirk Franklin (C) performs with Maverick City Music members (from L) Brandon Lake, Naomi Raine, and Chandler Moore perform onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for BET)\" data-lazy-srcset data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height width> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> \u201cWe\u2019re disappointed in the order,\u201d said Freed. \u201cWe\u2019re disappointed that this court took 14 months to rule on a motion to dismiss, which increased our client\u2019s attorney fees immensely. We disagree with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Brown co-founded Maverick City in 2018 alongside <strong>Jonathan Jay<\/strong>. The Atlanta-based music collective has gone on to win five Grammy Awards and top <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Christian and gospel charts with collaborations between singers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/chandler-moore\/\">Chandler Moore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/naomi-raine\/\">Naomi Raine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/Brandon-Lake\">Brandon Lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Gyamfi joined Maverick City as a part-owner and executive around 2021 and helped grow Maverick City\u2019s Christian music empire. He eventually bought out Brown for an undisclosed amount in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> But Brown sued Gyamfi and Insignia in 2024, claiming they\u2019d never completed a series of promised installment payments from the buyout deal. Brown later added racketeering claims that alleged the agreement had been illegally coerced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<p><h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\"> Related <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/maverick-city-music-rico-lawsuit-chandler-moore-claims\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tony-brown-tribl-records-2021-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay attend TRIBL Records Press Conference at State Farm Arena on November 07, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.\" data-lazy-srcset data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height width> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> Maverick City, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/maverick-city-music-countersues-co-founder-competing-choir\/\">countersued Brown<\/a> at the end of 2025 for allegedly violating a non-compete clause in the buyout by launching a new Christian music project called God Aura. Those claims remain pending in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> All this comes as Maverick City is roiling from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/chandler-moore-naomi-raine-exit-maverick-city-music-group-1236083081\/\">recent departure<\/a> of Moore, a flagship member of the group, and ensuing litigation on that front as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/maverick-city-music-chandler-moore-fraud-lawsuit-exit\/\">Moore sued Maverick City<\/a> in October, claiming Gyamfi had stolen his royalties. The group denied this and alleged in return that Moore had failed to fulfill his contract before exiting. Moore got the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/chandler-moore-release-solo-music-maverick-city-lawsuit\/\">all-clear signal<\/a> from a judge last week (Feb. 5) to release solo music while the dispute plays out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending on Billboard A judge has rejected allegations from Maverick City Music co-founder Tony Brown that the Grammy-winning worship collective strong-armed him into signing an unfavorable buyout agreement. That finding came as part of a court ruling on Tuesday (Feb. 10) that dismissed, for now, Brown\u2019s Atlanta-based lawsuit over his 2023 exit from Maverick City. 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