Lawsuit Against Beyonce and Sony Music renaissanceThe lead single “Break My Soul” has been dropped from “The Voice” album. On Thursday, the copyright lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed months after members of the group “Da Showstoppaz” sued the singer for allegedly using their 2002 song “Release a Wiggle” without crediting the source, according to a filing obtained by Bloomberg Law.
In the original filing, the group alleged that Beyoncé sampled Big Freedia's 2014 song “Explode,” which they claimed illegally used “copyrighted lyrics, melody, and musical arrangement” from “Release a Wiggle.” Da Showstoppaz alleged that Beyoncé sampled Freedia's song legally, but claimed the song was produced by Big Freedia. who The song is taken from “Release a Wiggle”.
The court filing did not mention a settlement agreement and the case may have simply been dropped. Representatives for Beyoncé and Da Showstopazz did not immediately respond. Rolling StoneRequest comment.
In the original lawsuit, Da Showstoppaz requested credit and compensation for both “Break My Soul” and Big Freedia's “Explode,” as well as royalties for future licenses.
The group's members Tessa Avey, Kiva Bourgeois, Henry Braggs, and Brian Clark also accused Beyoncé of using the group's “lyrics, melody, and musical arrangement from her copyrighted works to create an album in tribute to 'Uncle Johnny' who exposed the music and culture of the LGBTQ community in Greater New Orleans.”
In addition to Beyoncé and Sony Music, Jay-Z, Big Freedia and others are also named as defendants.
“Break My Soul” was the lead single from Queen Bey's album. renaissanceand topped Billboard Top 100 Songs of 2022. renaissanceBeyoncé has worked with musicians such as Skrillex, Honey Dijon, Big Freedia, Drake, Thames, and 070 Shake while sampling songs by Kevin Avians, Memphis rapper Tommy Wright III, and Princess Loco's “Still Pimpin'.”
