Two artists from Detroit reportedly claim that Megan and Sean stole from their record to create “Go Crazy” with 2 Chainz. A track pulled from Megan Thee Stallion’s Good News has landed the rapper, and Big Sean, in court. Sean was featured alongside 2 Chainz on Megan’s song “Go Crazy,” but according to Duawn “Go Hard Major” Payne and …
Justin Bieber along with country duet Dan + Shay have been sued for copyright infringement over their song “10,000 Hours,” which won a Grammy Award in 2021. International Manufacturing Concepts, Melomega music and Sound Gems filed the lawsuit Thursday, alleging that Bieber and the duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney “stole the core portion” referring to the chorus, …
The postage company did not find the humor in the pair’s latest video. Copyright infringement is one of those things that could be seen as a silent fatality. Sneaking up and closing in, there’s not much an artist can do once they’re hit with a copyright notice unless they’re willing to try their luck in court. Around two …
Ghanaian rapper, Tic and Nigerian musician Tony Tetuilla are not taking things lightly with Wizkid as they have filed a lawsuit against him and DJ Tunez for copyright ing=fringement. According to the Tic and Tony, Wizkid sampled their song ‘Fefe Ne Efe’ released in 2004 but failed to pay for it after he was contacted in August this year. In …
Lil Nas X claims his song is original. Lil Nas X and Cardi B collaborated on “Rodeo,” the 5th track on Lil Nas’ debut 7 EP. While the track was loved by many, the hype didn’t last too long as both acts were sued for copyright infringement. As we posted, two Atlanta producers named Don Lee and Glen Keith Demeritt III sued the duo claiming that they …
Nicki still won’t say “Sorry”. In August 2018, the release of Nicki Minaj’s album, Queen, was delayed a few days due to copyright issues. She struggled to clear the sample of Tracy Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You”, which appeared on her collaboration with Nas, “Sorry”. In the end, Queen dropped without “Sorry” featured on the tracklist, but Minaj has …
Case closed. In April of 2018, Rihanna was sued by Freedom United who accused the singer-turned-fashion designer of taking their logo. They alleged in the suit that Rihanna knew of their company before she marked her Fenty x PUMA offerings with “FU” that stands for Fenty University – the same abbreviation Freedon United runs with. When Rihanna’s line received a cease and desist letter, she detailed …
Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Rex Owusu Marfo, known in the music scene as Rex Omar, has revealed that the organisation has sued telecommunications companies in the country for using the intellectual property of musicians without paying royalties to the organisation. According to him, the court cases were filed against MTN, Vodafone and Airtel/Tigo in 2017 for …
