Sting has paid his former bandmates in The Police more than half a million pounds after acknowledging underpaying royalties, court documents show.
In a filing at London's High Court, the musician's lawyers said Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland received a payment of "over $800,000" (£595,000) after they launched legal proceedings last year.
The pair sued Sting and his publishing company in September, claiming they were owed between $2m (£1.5m) and $10.75m (£8m) in royalties for hit songs like Roxanne and Every Breath You Take. At a hearing on Wednesday, their lawyers said their claim could rise above £8m.
Sting denies that they are entitled to a portion of his income from streaming and download sales.
His bandmates did not receive writing credits on most of The Police's hits, but argue that the group entered an "oral agreement" to share income in 1977, which was later formalised in written contracts.
