Tracy Chapman: 5 Things To Know About Singer/Songwriter Who Won Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj has settled her ongoing copyright legal battle with Tracy Chapman for a neat $450,000. Which is a rather expensive “sorry”.

Nicki Minaj has posed for a stunning new selfie with longtime pal Blac Chyna. The “Anaconda” hitmaker took to Instagram on January 9 to share the pretty pic.

In 2018, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman sued Nicki Minaj over her leaked song "Sorry," which contained an unauthorized sample of Chapman's track “Baby Can I Hold You.” The case was resolved in December, Pitchfork reports, with Minaj agreeing to pay Chapman a $450,000 offer of judgement. An attorney for Minaj said to Pitchfork in a statement: “We settled for one reason only.

Nicki Minaj has agreed to pay $450,000 to Tracy Chapman over a copyright infringement dispute. The rapper had been set for trial after the singer sued her for using a sample of 1988 song Baby Can I Hold You in her track Sorry, a collaboration with Nas which was never officially released but was played on New York radio station Hot 97.

Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman have settled their two-year legal dispute out of court, with Chapman accepting a £330,000 (US$450,000) payment from Minaj.Chapman filed a copyright infringement suit against the rapper in October 2018, alleging that Minaj’s song, ‘Sorry’, sampled her 1988 track, ’Baby Can I Hold You’ without permission.Court documents made public this week revealed that last month, the pair reached an out-of-court settlement.Chapman denied Minaj’s multiple requests to sample her

Nicki Minaj recently lost a legal battle! The rapper who was being sued by Tracy Chapman for illicitly using Tracy’s copyright infringement claim for “Sorry,” which contained Tracy‘s 1988 song “Baby Can I Hold You.”Nicki will reportedly be paying USD 450,000 to Tracy according to THR. The magazine reports that the documents have been accepted by both parties and so the case will not be moving forward to court this year.

Nicki Minaj has agreed to pay up to settle copyright infringement claims by Tracy Chapman.According to federal court documents obtained by ET, Minaj will pay Chapman $450,000 to satisfy her claims over the rapper's unreleased song, «Sorry,» which sampled Chapman's song, «Baby Can I Hold You.» The case will not go to trial. Chapman filed her case in October 2018, after the release of Minaj's fourth studio album,.

Chris Willman Music WriterA copyright infringement trial over an unauthorized sample of a Tracy Chapman song in a Nicki Minaj track as been averted, as Minaj agreed to pay Chapman $450,000 to close the case in documents filed Thursday in United States District Court.The dispute arose as a result of Minaj interpolating Chapman’s 1988 “Baby Can I Hold You” into her own song “Sorry” in 2018.

Nicki Minaj's wallet is a whole lot lighter after settling a copyright infringement lawsuit brought on by Tracy Chapman.According to Page Six, the rapper agreed to pay Tracy $450,000, as well as her legal fees, after the nostalgic singer sued Nicki over a leaked track that sampled 1998's "Baby Can I Hold You."The formal agreement was entered into federal court on Jan. 7, records show.

Nicki Minaj is settling a dispute.

Tracy Chapman has won $450,000 in her copyright suit against Nicki Minaj.

Rapper Nicki Minaj served up a New Year's treat for fans by sharing the first photos of her three-month-old son as she gave thanks to the tot for making her a mum. The Anaconda star welcomed her first child with husband Kenneth Petty at the end of September, and although she's shared some information about her boy online, she had not posted any pictures of her kid - until now.

Nicki Minaj is sharing her baby boy with the world. Three months after welcoming her first child with husband Kenneth Petty, the «Barbie Dreams» rapper shared the first full photos of her adorable son.In the pics, her bundle of joy, whom she calls Papa Bear, is seen wearing the cutest Fendi, Burberry, Versace and Gucci ensembles, as well as rocking some major bling.

Nicki Minaj gave birth to her son on September 30. We still don't know his name; Minaj calls him by the nickname "Papa Bear." On Saturday morning, she shared the first full photo of her baby, and boy is he a cutie.