Beyoncé Lawsuit Over ‘Break My Soul’ Sample Dropped
A lawsuit against Beyoncé and Sony Music over Renaissance‘s lead single “Break My Soul” has been dropped. On Thursday, the copyright lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed several months after members of bounce group Da Showstoppaz sued the singer for allegedly using their 2002 song “Release a Wiggle” without credit, per the filing obtained by Bloomberg Law.
In the original filing, the group alleged that Beyoncé sampled Big Freedia’s 2014 track “Explode,” which they claimed illegally used “copyrighted lyrics, melody, and musical arrangement” from “Release a Wiggle.” Da Showstoppaz claimed Beyoncé legally sampled Freedia’s song,...
In the original filing, the group alleged that Beyoncé sampled Big Freedia’s 2014 track “Explode,” which they claimed illegally used “copyrighted lyrics, melody, and musical arrangement” from “Release a Wiggle.” Da Showstoppaz claimed Beyoncé legally sampled Freedia’s song,...
- 8/8/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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