Published 17:40 IST, February 27th 2020

Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd sued for their 'Black Panther' soundtrack 'Pray For Me'

Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd came together for 'Balck Panther' soundtrack 'Pray For Me'. They are being sued for picking up a distinctive choral performance.

Reported by: Sahil Mirani
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Marvel’s Black Panr is one of most popular and successful superhero movies contributed by Marvel. film t only featured a set of great actors and performances but also h a great music album given by popular rapper Kendrick Lamar. rapper gave whole Black Panr album which has a number of artists on it. Similarly, Weeknd and Lamar came toger for ir popular Pray For Me. re has been news about two being sued for picking up a segment from Yeasayer’s 2007 track, Sunrise. Re more about Kendrick Lamar and Weeknd’s Pray For Me.

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Kendrick Lamar and Weeknd get sued for plagiarism in Pray For Me?

A recent lawsuit as filed by broken-up rock band states that two have picked up a “distinctive choral performance” from ir Sunrise. Brooklyn band states that hip hop artists tweaked it and n me it a “material and substantial portion” for ir Pray For Me. lawsuit claims that Lamar and Weeknd tweaked recording with  “intent to conceal infringement” and used it at least eight times in Pray for Me. 

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What are Yeasayer's demands to sort things out? 

members of Yeasayer state that picked-up segment comprises of male voices singing in ir highest registers, with animated, pulsing vibrato. Reportedly, band is asking for an undisclosed amount in dams and profits from 2018 hit. y also require an injunction to stop all sales and licensing of song over alleged copyright infringement. 

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17:40 IST, February 27th 2020