Andra Day, ex-manager locked in high-stakes legal war over royalties

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GRAMMY Award-winning performer Andra Day and her former manager, Jeffrey Evans, are now suing each other for what looks like six-figure (and possibly million-dollar) sums, centered on alleged missing royalties, contract breaches, and accounting disputes.

In court documents obtained by TMZ, Day accuses Evans and his companies—Buskin LLC and BassLine Management—of “misappropriating her funds” and treating her career finances as their own. Included in her claims: $600,000 withheld from her Warner Bros debut album funds in 2015; failure to segregate her publishing income into a separate account; and extravagant spending covered by her resources.

This alleged mismanagement, she says, spans a fourteen-year relationship: She signed with Evans in 2011 (introduced via Stevie Wonder’s wife) and only formally terminated the agreement in March 2025.

On terminating the deal, Day filed notice she intended to sue for breach of contract and is seeking roughly $1,599,903.98.

Evans, for his part, claims he acted above board. In his filing, he says his companies provided annual financial statements and have already paid Day more than required under the contract. He counters that he is owed around $850,000.

This legal duel pits two narratives: One of a rising artist allegedly deprived of revenue she’s due, and another of a manager asserting his own right to compensation. Neither side seems ready to back down. Stay tuned—this could get messy (and public).