{"id":2268126,"date":"2026-02-05T15:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2268126"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:47:05","slug":"former-members-of-the-guess-who-launch-new-lawsuit-alleging-millions-in-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-members-of-the-guess-who-launch-new-lawsuit-alleging-millions-in-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Former members of the Guess Who launch new lawsuit alleging millions in losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 4 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qnl:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qnl:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After the Guess Who&#8217;s Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman settled a lawsuit with former members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson in 2024, Kale and Peterson have filed a new suit against their performing rights firm alleging that they&#8217;ve suffered millions in losses.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Cummings, who owns the publishing rights to the band&#8217;s hits such as <em>These Eyes<\/em> and <em>American Woman<\/em>, pulled the band&#8217;s songs from performing rights organization BMI&#8217;s licensing catalogue to prevent Kale and Peterson from playing the songs in concert as the Guess Who. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, Cummings and Bachman were also suing Kale and Peterson for touring under the Guess Who name. By pulling those performing rights from BMI, Cummings also lost out on money as he gave up certain royalties to the songs.<\/p>\n<p>Kale and Peterson are now claiming that BMI misrepresented the termination date for Cummings&#8217;s licensing agreement, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/the-guess-who-tour-war-lawsuit-bmi-burton-cummings-1235510336\/\" target=\"_blank\">according to Rolling Stone<\/a>, and that they lost out on millions by not being able to play the songs live due to cancellation of their 2024 U.S. tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Guess Who shared a statement with CBC Music on the lawsuit via Yu Leseberg and Helen Yu, writing: &#8220;The lawsuit referenced in this article has no association with the current band or the epic reunion tour of the return of the Guess Who.\u00a0The Guess Who band is currently solely comprised of Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is important to clarify that Jim Kale and Garry Peterson have no basis or right to use the trademark name the Guess Who.\u00a0The lawsuit referenced in this article has no affiliation to the band, the Guess Who, nor does the lawsuit involve any battle among former bandmates Burton Cummings or Randy Bachman,&#8221; the statement continued.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH | The Guess Who&#8217;s official audio for American Woman:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Guess Who - American Woman (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9uf6EY2BZBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kale and Peterson state that they were soundchecking on April 6, 2024, when they were informed by BMI that Cummings had ended the performance agreement &#8220;effective immediately.&#8221;\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrary to BMI\u2019s misinformation, a copyright holder cannot simply provide notice of termination of rights effective immediately in such a manner that would force the cancellation of all concerts that had already been planned, organized, and promoted,&#8221; the lawsuit states, according to <!-- -->Rolling Stone<!-- -->.<!-- -->  <\/p>\n<p>Michael Machat, an attorney Peterson and Kale, told Rolling Stone that Peterson and Kale&#8217;s booking company for the tour, BiCoastal Productions, also suffered when the tour was cancelled.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiCoastal wasted a lot of time booking a tour that abruptly got cancelled. It all went for nothing. In some cases, the venues had no time to find substitute acts and went dark,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Some promoters lost a lot of money promoting the shows. \u2026What happened doesn\u2019t make sense. With most contracts, particularly commercial contracts, you have to give notice.\u201d<!-- -->  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no merit to this lawsuit,&#8221; a spokesperson for BMI said in a statement to Rolling Stone. &#8220;BMI responded accurately and in accordance with the information provided to us by SOCAN, the foreign society that represents the copyright holders. We stand by our response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cummings and Bachman recently reunited for a 2026 tour, and played a show on Jan. 31 in Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\" custom content\" class=\"customHtml\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<!-- -->Had a great time at our first show of the Guess Who\u2019s Takin\u2019 It Back Tour at<!-- -->\u00a0OLG Stage\u00a0<!-- -->this weekend,&#8221; Cummings wrote on Instagram, of the concert. &#8220;Looking forward to seeing all the new and familiar faces on the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. 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