Nicki Minaj Pays Tracy Chapman $450,000 in Copyright Dispute
The singer and songwriter sued after an unreleased Minaj song, which borrowed heavily from Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You,” was played on a radio show.
Tracy Chapman, right, sued Nicki Minaj in late 2018 over a song called “Sorry,” which borrowed heavily from Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You.”Credit.Associated Press
Jan. 8, 2021
For months, the entertainment industry’s legal calendar had an intriguing item on the horizon: a copyright trial pitting Tracy Chapman, the revered and reclusive singer-songwriter, against the firebrand rapper Nicki Minaj.
But that trial is not to be. Late last month, the parties agreed to a judgment of copyright infringement against Minaj, and a payment of $450,000 to Chapman, according to documents made public on Thursday in federal court in California, where the case was being adjudicated.
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