A Louisiana judge recently poured ‘Lemonade’ diva Beyonce a glass of sour news regarding her 2016 top 10 hit, ‘Formation.’
As we reported here in April, the family of late comedian/Youtube star Messy Mya (Anthony Barre) slapped Bey & team with a lawsuit claiming the diva used vocal recordings of his in her song ‘Formation’ without their permission. Seeking unpaid royalties and credit for Barre as “co-songwriter” on the track, the family not only listed Bey as defendants, but also everyone connected to the tune (including producers, other songwriters, etc.).
Immediately clapping back, Bey’s legal team asserted her use of his vocal was not only “grossly overstated” by the plaintiffs, but was also covered under ‘Fair Use’ copyright protection. Well, the judge wasn’t buying it.