Childish Gambino sued for alleged This Is America copyright infringement
The artist, whose real name is Donald Glover, is being sued by rapper Kidd Wes who claims his song Made in America is ‘glaringly similar’
Childish Gambino, AKA Donald Glover. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
Childish Gambino, AKA Donald Glover. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
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Thu 6 May 2021 16.30 EDT
Last modified on Thu 6 May 2021 19.06 EDT
Childish Gambino is being sued for alleged copyright infringement, with the rapper Kidd Wes saying the Grammy-winning hit This Is America was lifted from him.
According to US federal court documents Emelike Nwosuocha says the 2018 song from Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish Gambino, is “glaringly similar” to a song he released two years prior on Soundcloud.
Childish Gambino is facing a lawsuit over his hit “This Is America.”
Emelike Nwosuocha, a rapper who goes by the name Kidd Wes, is suing Gambino, claiming he ripped off his song, “Made in America.”
According to TMZ, Kidd Wes uploaded his track to SoundCloud in September 2016 and released it on YouTube a couple months later, where it was available to stream for free. He claims that he also registered the song with the U.S Copyright Office in May 2017, and it was set to be the lead single on his upcoming album.
Gambino’s “This Is America” was released in May 2018. It went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 and win a Grammy for Record of the Year.
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.
Donald Glover, the rapper also known as Childish Gambino, is being sued for alleged copyright infringement, with a rival musician saying the Grammy-winning hit This Is America was lifted from him.
Emelike Nwosuocha, who raps as Kidd Wes, says in court documents the 2018 rap smash from Glover is glaringly similar to a song he released two years prior on the Soundcloud platform.
The federal complaint filed in New York cites nearly-identical unique rhythmic, lyrical, and thematic compositional and performance content contained in the chorus or hook sections that are the centerpieces of both songs. This Is America in 2019 become the first rap song to win the prestigious Grammys honoring best song and best record.
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