Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued over alleged lyrics theft from Victory Boyd’s song
- Travis Scott, SZA, and Future are being sued for copyright infringement over their song Telekinesis, filed by Victory Boyd on January 8 in Manhattan federal court.
- The lawsuit claims that the defendants copied elements of Boyd's 2019 song like the way it sounds without her permission.
- Boyd states she was credited as a songwriter but was unaware of the song being commercially released without her consent.
- The suit seeks damages, the destruction of copies of the infringing work, and a full accounting of profits from Telekinesis.
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Travis Scott, SZA, And Future Have Reportedly Been Named In A Copyright Lawsuit Over The Song ‘Telekinesis’
Getty Image Travis Scott is open to rumbling in the wrestling ring. However, one person is ready to deliver the smack down in the court of law. Today (January 10), reports reveal that the “Fein” rapper could be soon duke it out over one of his recent tracks. In documents obtained by Billboard, Travis Scott, SZA, and Future have been accused of intellectual property theft. The three entertainers are named in a copyright lawsuit that claims their …
Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued over alleged lyrics theft from Victory Boyd’s song
Travis Scott, SZA, and Future are facing a copyright lawsuit after allegations that they copied elements of their 2023 hit ‘Telekinesis’ from Victory Boyd’s 2019 song ‘Like The Way It Sounds.’ The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, claims the artists willfully and intentionally used Boyd's lyrics and other components in their song without permission. Boyd, a singer signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, asserts that she shared ‘Like Th…
Travis Scott, SZA and Future Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over “TELEKINESIS”
Roc Nation-signed artist Victory Boyd is suing Travis Scott, SZA and Future, accusing them of copying her ”copyrighted and registered” song “Like The Way It Sounds” for the trio’s UTOPIA collab “TELEKINESIS.” In legal documents obtained by Music Business Worldwide, Boyd claims that she “wrote the lyrics, then completed and published a demo” of “Like The Way It Sounds” in November 2019, and shared a recording of the track with Ye via a voice note…
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