Tame Impala’s royalties claim has been dismissed after a court has ruled in favour of Steve Pavlovic

Way back in June of this year, it was revealed that Steve Pavlovic - founder of Modular Recordings - was being sued by BMG in relation to unpaid royalties to Tame Impala, among other factors. “Up until recently, from all of Tame Impala’s record sales outside of Australia, I had received… zero dollars. Someone high up spent the money before it got to me,” said Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker in a Reddit AMA in April, presumably referencing the case before it was officially taken to court. However, it has today been revealed that the courts have ruled in Pavlovic’s favour, leaving Tame Impala’s pockets remaining empty.

Parker claimed earlier this year that he “didn’t know they were going to sue anyone,” in response to the case, but the result is sure to be a blow for the band, who were allegedly owed almost $1 million in royalties relating to Modular’s supposed lack of payment regarding sales of Tame Impala’s first two records and an EP.

Pavlovic’s response to the anouncement involved an apology to the band in question. “I’m pleased that the misunderstanding about the U.S. statutory rate for calculation of mechanical royalties has been resolved,” he wrote, “I’m deeply sorry for any upset cause to Tame Impala… I also regret the heavy handed press coverage of this aspect of Modular’s affairs which was completely inaccurate and out of hand. I hope that with Universal and Modular’s respective obligations to BMG on behalf of Tame Impala now resolved that a line can finally be drawn under this unfortunate chapter.”

Tame Impala are yet to respond to the ruling.