Donald Glover is being sued for copyright infringement by a Florida rapper, TMZ reports and Pitchfork can confirm via court documents. The rapper, Kidd Wes, claims that the Childish Gambino song âThis Is Americaâ infringes on the copyright of his 2016 song âMade in America.â Kidd Wes, whose real name is Emelike Wesley Nwosuocha, filed his lawsuit today (May 6) in a New York federal court.
The list of defendants in Kidd Wesâ lawsuit is extensive. In addition to Donald Glover, the defendants are: âThis Is Americaâ co-writer Young Thug, âThis Is Americaâ producer Lüdwig Goransson, Kobalt Music, RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, Roc Nation, Universal Music Publishing Group, and Warner Chappell Music.