Ariana Grande sued for copyright by rapper DOT

Ariana Grande sued for copyright by rapper DOT

Ariana Grande is being sued for copyright infringements along with more than a half-dozen other songwriters.

The lawsuit has been filed by hip hop artist Josh Stone, who performs as DOT, who claims that 26-year-old Ariana’s 2019 Grammy-nominated single ‘7 Rings’ was plagiarised from a song he recorded two years earlier.

The lawsuit filed in US District Court in New York, states that Ariana had copied his song ‘You Need It, I Got It’, with “highly regarded musicology experts” backing this assertion.

Stone’s attorneys said in court papers: “Indeed any comparative analysis of the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic structure, metrical placement and narrative context, by musicology experts or everyday listeners alike, demonstrates clearly and convincingly that ‘7 Rings’ copied ‘I Got It'”

Ariana was nominated for five Grammys at the awards show on January 26, including two for ‘7 Rings’ but her representatives have not immediately responded to the lawsuit.

The Billboard topping hit single gives songwriting credit to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein because it borrows from their classic ‘My Favorite Things,’ from the 1959 film The Sound of Music.

The single spent eight weeks at No. 1 after it was released in February of last year.

Idowu Babalola Photo
Idowu Babalola

Socially Not Social. IG & Twitter - @Idbragga

All author posts
Related Posts
NFF donates N20M to support Stanley Nwabali’s parents burial
NFF donates N20M to support Stanley Nwabaliâ€...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended a gesture of support to Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali with a...

“I am crazy for tall guys. – Asa
“I am crazy for tall guys. - Asa

Popular Nigerian musician and songwriter, Bukola Elemide, better known as Asa, has revealed her affection for tall men, saying...

Thugs ‘beat up’ Lobi stars players during training in Benue
Thugs 'beat up' Lobi stars players during tra...

Players of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi were reportedly attacked by thugs during their recent training at the...

Write A Comments