‘My Own Worst Enemy’ Band Lit Settles Sony Lawsuit Over ‘Streaming’ Clause From 1998

The rock group said it was promised a 50% cut of streaming at a time when digital music was still in its infancy.

Jeremy Popoff and A. Jay Popoff of Lit perform on stage as part of "Jack's 12th Show" at FivePoint Amphitheatre on October 7, 2017 in Irvine, California.

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The members of rock band Lit have reached a settlement to end an $800,000 lawsuit against Sony Music over streaming royalties for their ’90s catalog.

A Tuesday (July 7) court filing, first obtained and reported by Billboard, says Sony has agreed on a “settlement in principle” with Lit frontman A. Jay Popoff, guitarist Jeremy Popoff, bassist Kevin Baldes and the estate of late drummer Allen Shellenberger. The band is best known for the hit 1999 single “My Own Worst Enemy,” which spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart and has more than 500 million streams on Spotify.