Drake Sued By Songwriter Over ‘Janice STFU’ Plagiarism Claims
The complaint says Drake’s hit used a demo chorus without credit, and Hirschfield seeks co-writer credit, publishing splits and profits.
- On Friday, Grammy-winning songwriter Aviel Calev Hirschfield filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Drake and Universal Music Group in California, alleging the rapper's hit 'Janice STFU' uses his original chorus without credit or compensation.
- Hirschfield alleges he composed the chorus between December 2025 and January 2026, sending the demo to Drake's frequent collaborators, producers Michael Mul and Isaac De Boni, before hearing his work in the track around May 15.
- The lawsuit claims the chorus is 'literally identical' in lyrics, melody, and cadence to Hirschfield's demo, which he registered with the Copyright Office in July 2026, citing metadata-backed stems as proof of authorship.
- Drake's representative denied the accusations, calling the lawsuit a 'manufactured and baseless attempt' to exploit the rapper's name, adding that he wrote the song himself with no connection to Hirschfield.
- The hit song has logged over 300 million Spotify streams, while Drake's legal team sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing Hirschfield of manipulating metadata and the suit seeks profits and damages.
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Drake hits back at producer accusing him of stealing 'Janice STFU' chorus
Earlier, producer Aviel Calev Hirschfield or Avi took Drake to court over the allegation of stealing the chorus of the song he claimed the Toronto rapper used in his track Janice STFU but did not get credit.Now, the representive of Drizzy is firing back at the lawsuit. "These allegations are...
Drake Sued By Songwriter Over ‘Janice STFU’ Plagiarism Claims
The narrative that Drake has songwriters working overtime for him just isn’t going away from the rapper, and now things are worse. According to new allegations, the rapper might even be benefitting from songs he hasn’t paid writers to create officially. The speculation comes in with a new lawsuit over Drake’s hit song ‘Janice STFU,’ […] The post Drake Sued By Songwriter Over ‘Janice STFU’ Plagiarism Claims first appeared on HipHop-N-More.
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