music · 11 June 2008 · 17 years ago
The American Federation of Musicians filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of American Idol, claiming musicians were underpaid because the shows live music was re-recorded for re-runs. The union filed the suit seeking unspecified damages in the US District Court in Los Angeles, alleging that American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement.