Nicki Minaj came out victorious in her lawsuit against singing Tracy Chapman, as a judge ruled she did not commit copyright infringement.
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Kendrick Lamar is facing a new lawsuit over copyright infringement relating to his 2017 track ‘LOYALTY’.The complaint comes from producer Terrence Hayes, who says that parts of the production on ‘LOYALTY’ were lifted from his own 2011 song of the same name (via Music Business Worldwide).Also named in the case are Lamar’s producer Terrace Martin, his label and management Top Dawg Entertainment and Josef Leimberg, who worked on the rapper’s 2015 album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’.According to the
.Nicki Minaj came out victorious in her lawsuit against singing Tracy Chapman, as a judge ruled she did not commit copyright infringement.
Nicki Minaj has secured a legal victory against Tracy Chapman after the singer-songwriter sued the rapper in 2018 for copyright infringement.The case concerned the song ‘Baby Can I Hold You’, a track from Chapman’s 1988 debut album.
Kendrick Lamar will headline Open’er Festival 2021, it has been announced.The Polish event’s 2020 edition was due to take place between July 1 and July 4, but was postponed until next year back in April due to the coronavirus crisis.Today (September 16), it has been confirmed that Lamar’s scheduled bill-topping appearance will be rolled over to next year.
Big Sean has shared a spacey new video for his single ‘Lithuania’ featuring Travis Scott – watch it below.The video, which appears to draw inspiration from Stephen King’s The Shining, comes after the release of the rapper’s new album ‘Detroit 2’, which arrived on Friday (September 4).The album is a follow-up to his 2012 mixtape of the same name, which featured guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Royce Da 5’9″ and Chris Brown.Last month, the G.O.O.D.
Kendrick Lamar has been spotted shooting a new music video in L.A.
After what feels like eons, SZA has returned with “Hit Different,” her first taste of new solo music since the release of her cultishly beloved debut album Ctrl back in 2017. A collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, “Hit Different” was produced by The Neptunes, aka Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, and arrives alongside a gorgeous video directed by SZA herself.
It looks like Kendrick Lamar has a new music project in the works!
Black Panther‘s official soundtrack has seen a 104% spike in streams in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s death.The actor, best known for his role as King T’Challa in the landmark 2018 Marvel film, died from colon cancer at the age of 43.As Billboard reports, the songs featured on the Kendrick Lamar-helmed OST generated 3.5million US on-demand plays between August 28 and 29, resulting in a 103.5% gain on the previous two-day period (August 26-27), when the soundtrack registered 1.7million online
Kendrick Lamar has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the DAMN. single “Loyalty” featuring Rihanna, according to Music Business Worldwide.
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Kendrick Lamar is in the courts for copyright infringement again, a report from Hot New Hip Hop revealed today. According to the outlet, Kendrick has been in and out of the courts over the last few years regarding various allegations of copyright infringement.
Big Sean has previewed a new song called ‘Don Life’ featuring Lil Wayne – listen to it below.It comes ahead of the release of the rapper’s new album ‘Detroit 2’, which is due to be released on September 4. It’s a follow-up to his 2012 mixtape of the same name, which featured guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Royce Da 5’9″ and Chris Brown.Last week, the G.O.O.D.
Big Sean has revealed that he reached out to Kendrick Lamar after the death of Nipsey Hussle.Rumours had circulated for years about the supposed animosity between Sean, real name Sean Anderson, and Lamar, with each rapper recording lyrics that were interpreted as digs at the other.In a newly released, posthumous collaboration with Hussle, titled “Deep Reverence”, Big Sean now explicitly addresses the reports.““After what happened to Nipsey, I reached out to Kendrick,” he raps.
Nipsey Hussle’s death prompted Big Sean to end his feud with Kendrick Lamar.Sean and Nipsey’s new track, Deep Reverence, dropped on Monday night (August 24, 2020) and the lyrics suggest Hussle’s assassination last year (2019) had a big impact on his collaborator.“After what happened to Nipsey, I reached out to Kendrick,” Sean raps on the new tune.
Big Sean is doing a lot of reflecting on “Deep Reverence”.
Another day, another song-theft lawsuit in the US. Kendrick Lamar has been sued by musician Terrance Hayes (not to be confused with the poet of the same name), who accuses the rapper of ripping off one of his songs on the 2017 Grammy-winning Rihanna-featuring track ‘Loyalty’.Hayes’ 2011 song was also called ‘Loyalty’.
Kobe Bryant wanted us to be better.The rapper and Los Angeles native performs a passionate spoken word piece in Nike's new «Mamba Forever» spot that pays tribute to the late Lakers legend. Over photos and videos of Bryant's early career, NBA highlights, inspirational interviews, as well as images of activism and the Black Lives Matter movement, Lamar repeats the motivational refrain: «Better friend.