"According to the countersuit, from 2002 through 2025, AREC has collected and deposited into its own bank account "a 50% share of anything and everything that flowed as a result of her creative output from 1962 to 2001"-an amount reportedly unknown to Warwick. It wasn't until September 2025, Warwick's lawsuit alleges, that Warwick sought aid from the Davis firm."
"On Monday, Warwick's lawyers filed a countersuit, accusing AREC of being a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" that only claims to help artists "fight to make your music yours again." According to the singer's lawyers, AREC was "cloaking itself in professional credibility while concealing its own self-interest.""
"Warwick first got involved with AREC in 2001, when she needed help recovering royalties owed to her from early recordings mainly distributed by Scepter Records. That year, Warwick signed a one-page contract with AREC, which stated that Warwick would be entitled to "an ongoing fifty (50%) percent of all sums and assets which are recovered." The claim reports that Warwick was not represented by a lawyer at the time."
Dionne Warwick has filed a countersuit against Artist Rights Enforcement Corp. (AREC), accusing the firm of stealing millions of dollars in royalty income. AREC initially sued Warwick in December, claiming they were owed hundreds of thousands or millions for recovering her royalties, including from the Doja Cat sample clearance of "Walk On By" in "Paint the Town Red." Warwick's lawyers characterize AREC as a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" that conceals self-interest behind professional credibility. The dispute stems from a 2001 one-page contract, signed without legal representation, granting AREC fifty percent of recovered royalties. From 2002 through 2025, AREC allegedly collected and deposited fifty percent of all income from Warwick's creative output from 1962 to 2001 into its own account, an amount unknown to Warwick until September 2025.
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