The Weeknd is accused of stealing work from an independent artist to build his song ‘Starboy.’
Bad news for the performer below…
A Somali-American poet named Yasminah claims that the Ethiopian superstar stole portions of a song she recorded in 2009 to erect ‘Starboy‘ and now hopes to receive money she feels his supposed theft makes her entitled to.
In the lawsuit, she says she co-wrote and released “Hooyo” in 2009. “Starboy” was released in Nov. 2016. According to Yasminah, the similarities are obvious to the ear — same hook, same key, similar tempo and both songs feature prominent claps on beats 2 and 4.
She is seeking $5 million.
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Hmm ?..
yikes…
He should pay up.
More inspiration than stealing
Cosign.
First of all…He’s not Eritrean. He’s Ethiopian. You’d have been better off just saying Habesha.
Ethiopia and etriti are next door to each other. He looks Etritean to me. I read somewhere that he is both Ethiopian and etritean.
Also etritea used to be a part of Ethiopia