A former New Orleans group, Da Showstoppaz, is suing Beyoncé JAY-Z and Big Freedia for copyright infringement.
They vindicated the Grammy winner's super hit break my soul sampled a song, Blow from the 46-year-old, in which he illegally took some phrases from his 2002 single Let out a wiggle.
Documents obtained by Player Alert show the plaintiffs, Tessa Avie, Keva Bourgeois, Henri Braggs and Brian Clark, alleging that “unique phrases, melodies and musical arrangements” were used in the songs.
It further states: “Da Showstoppaz has copyright to his unique and distinctive lyrics and musical composition, 'Release A Wiggle'. Big Freedia had access to 'Release A Wiggle', which was subsequently sampled by 'Break My Soul' by Mrs. Sump.”
“Therefore, by copying 'Release A Wiggle' into 'Explode,' Big Freedia infringed Da Showstoppaz's copyright.”
In their lawsuits, they said the group should receive credit for the tracks and be given royalties for the songs.
In addition to this legal issue, Beyoncé has continued her chart-topping streak. Her last album, cowboy carterIt has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.
“'COWBOY CARTER' by @Beyonce has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify,” a Chart Data post read.
