Nicki Minaj to pay Tracy Chapman $450,000 to settle copyright row
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Los Angeles, Jan 9 : Rapper Nicki Minaj will pay singer Tracy Chapman $450,000 in order to settle a copyright dispute.
Chapman had sued Minaj in 2018 for allegedly using portions of her hit 1988 track Baby, can I hold you tonight in the rapper s song Sorry .
The song was not officially released, but a leaked version made its way to radio DJ Funkmaster Flex and later became viral online. Chapman accused Minaj of sharing the song with Flex, although both have denied it, reports bbc.com.
Rolling Stone Nicki Minaj Reaches Settlement With Tracy Chapman in ‘Sorry’ Lawsuit
Rapper agrees to pay $450,000 to singer to avoid copyright infringement trial
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Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman have reached a settlement to avoid trial in the copyright infringement lawsuit over the rapper’s leaked track “Sorry,” which interpolated Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You” without permission.
According to court documents obtained by
Rolling Stone, Minaj agreed to pay Chapman $450,000, “inclusive of all costs and attorney fees incurred to date,” stemming from the October 2018 lawsuit. Reps for Minaj and Chapman did not immediately respond to