US rapper Quavo (actual identify Quavious Marshall) is going through a lawsuit in the USA over alleged copyright infringement on his 2018 observe, Bubble Gum, from his debut solo album Quavo Huncho.
The lawsuit was filed in California on Friday (September 20) by a person named Lamount London, who the lawsuit says is professionally referred to as the rapper ‘L.Mont‘.
London (L.Mont) alleges that Quavo ripped off elements of his personal observe referred to as Bubblegum, which he says he wrote in 2015 and registered with the USA copyright workplace.
London additionally says that his observe, titled Bubblegum, was launched through all main music streaming platforms.
In accordance with the lawsuit, which you’ll be able to learn in full right here, L.Mont carried out as a gap act for 2 Chainz and Migos, whose members included Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff, on the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA on February 9, 2016.
After that present, L.Mont claims that he and the members of the Migos, together with Quavo attended an after-party at VLive in New Orleans.
L.Mont then alleges that in that after-party get together, he gave Quavo a demo CD that includes his observe Bubblegum, “with the hope that the 2 would be capable to work collectively on music sooner or later”.
The lawsuit claims additional that Quavo “accepted the CD” from L.Mont “and suggested he would think about” London’s request to work collectively.
L.Mont alleges nevertheless, that Quavo “with out categorical authorization copied protected components of Bubblegum in his sound recording of the identical identify” , which the lawsuit notes “was launched and distributed by Defendant [Common Music Group] by means of its recording label imprints” as part of Quavo’s album, Quavo Huncho.
The album was launched through High quality Management Music, Capitol Information and Motown.
The criticism claims that “there are unmistakable similarities between the 2 works”.
The lawsuit provides: “The infringing works, Bubblegum by Quavo, misappropriates key protected components of Plaintiff’s Bubblegum, to create an unauthorized spinoff work. The infringing work copies and interpolates a portion of Plaintiff’s Bubblegum to create the infringing Bubblegum.
The lawsuit additionally claims that the “each songs have the same tempos and type construction” and alleges that “recording and compositional analyses of the 2 works reveal that the infringing Bubblegum copies the lyrics and vocal melodies” from L.Mont music of the identical identify.
It continues: “Defendants, with out authority, have willfully copied and sampled many protected components of the Plaintiff’s copyrights and additional infringed upon these copyrights by acts of replica, distribution, publish, show, and unauthorized creation of spinoff works.”
That is the newest copyright infringement lawsuit to be filed towards a celebrity artist in latest weeks. Final week, Tempo Music filed a lawsuit towards Miley Cyrus for allegedly copying Bruno Mars’ Once I Was Your Man to create her 2023 hit Flowers.
In July, Snoop Dogg was sued for alleged copyright infringement by musician and producer Trevor Lawrence Jr. over the alleged use of two backing tracks on the 2022 album B.O.D.R.
Additionally in July, Cardi B was accused of copyright infringement on her US High 10 hit Sufficient (Miami).Music Enterprise Worldwide
