Selena Quintanilla’s Estate Profits At Center Of Brother’s Lawsuit

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A.B. Quintanilla III, the brother of Selena, has filed a lawsuit against their sister concerning earnings from the late Tejano singer’s music.

The suit, filed on Thursday and obtained by Billboard, alleges that Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga and her company, Q Productions, breached a contract and their fiduciary obligations.

A.B. had revealed his intention to take legal action in an Instagram post last week, citing "years of accumulated situations, decisions and circumstances".

Documents filed on Thursday detail a disagreement about how the family shared income from Selena’s estate, including earnings connected to her recordings and other intellectual property rights.

According to A.B., an agreement reached by the family in 1995 gives him the right to 25 per cent of Q Productions’ proceeds. His late father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr, established the business, which Suzette now oversees.

He alleges that he learned in spring 2025, several months before Abraham died, that the payments he received fell short of his agreed share.

Meanwhile, A.B.’s lawyer, Jeff Lehrman, shared an Instagram video last week highlighting his client’s work as a songwriter and producer on "some of the most iconic music that she ever made".

"Unfortunately, he has not gotten credit for that financially and has not received what he should as a result of his contributions," Lehrman said.

Suzette and her mother, Marcella Quintanilla, rejected the accusations in a joint Instagram statement earlier this month, declaring, "There was no theft by Suzette."

"We love A.B.," they wrote. "He is our son and brother. But loving someone does not require us to accept false accusations or remain silent while the reputations of Suzette, Abraham and our family are called into question. We will continue to protect our family, Abraham's memory, Selena's memory and the truth."

In March 1995, Selena was fatally shot at a motel by her fan club’s president after a disagreement concerning financial records. Released after her death, Dreaming of You entered the US Billboard 200 at number one.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Announce Worldwide Cinema Screenings of ‘Hidden in Pieces’

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs will bring their new concert short film Hidden In Pieces to cinemas around the world, with selected screenings pairing it with classic films.

The band recently unveiled the 22 minute film alongside ‘Hidden In Pieces Live At The Royal Albert Hall’, a live album recorded at the London landmark last June.

Filmed at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, the short presents new arrangements of the group’s songs onstage. Its limited cinema run begins later this month, with several venues showing it alongside films chosen by the band and director Barnaby Clay.

The selections include Night Of The Hunter at Rio Cinema Dalston in London, plus David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead for screenings in Australia and Los Angeles.

 

“Experience Hidden in Pieces in its visual splendour at these special theatrical screenings paired with feature films selected by director @OutoftheEther and YYYs. Tickets available now at yeahyeahyeahs.com,” the group shared on social media. Tickets can be purchased here.

The complete screening schedule follows:

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21: London, UK, Rio Cinema Dalston, paired with Night Of The Hunter
21: Melbourne, Australia, The Lido, paired with Mulholland Drive
21: Sydney, Australia, The Ritz, paired with Mulholland Drive
22, 23 and 24: Mexico City, Mexico, Cine Tonalá, short film only
23: New York City, US, The Roxy, paired with Wings Of Desire
23: Los Angeles, US, Vidiots, paired with Eraserhead
24: Tokyo, Japan, Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho, short film only

Describing his approach, Clay said: “I wanted to create a film that not only captured the live performance but also felt close to the spirit of what the band was going for with their shows; something delicate and dream-like, like a precious memory, timeless, emotionally charged and shrouded in mystery.”

‘Hidden In Pieces Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ is already streaming. An expanded digital release, along with vinyl and CD editions, arrives on October 23, with preorders available here. The first 250 orders will include a photograph signed by the band.

Last year’s tour celebrated Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 25th anniversary. Alongside the Royal Albert Hall performance, the live album includes recordings from concerts in San Diego, Chicago and New York.

Karen O said the run “was born out of a need to commune with our band and fan family in 2025, after the election”.

“In the past, YYYs haven’t often chosen when to be back at it and out there, it often chooses us,” she continued. “It, being the times. We turn to live music when we need that specific quality of depth and light to see us through the times.”

‘In Heaven’, from Eraserhead, opens the recording. O explained the tribute: “Thanks also to David Lynch for his everything. His passing came a month before we began this journey and the performance begins with an ode to his legacy.”

The group last released a studio album in 2022 with ‘Cool It Down’, ending a gap of almost ten years. In its four star review, NME described the record as “a creative testament to how refreshing it can be for bands to look forward instead of backwards”.

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