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Beyoncé Dragged to Court Over Alleged Unauthorized Sample
TMZ • • general
Key Points:
- Beyoncé is being sued by Hirose Enterprise and producer Shuji Hirose for alleged unauthorized use of a sample in her song "Alien Superstar" from the 2022 album "Renaissance."
- The lawsuit claims Beyoncé used the spoken-word introduction from the song "Moonraker," performed by John Holiday, without obtaining the proper license before the album's release.
- Beyoncé's team reportedly obtained a license weeks after the release, but only from Holiday, who Hirose asserts no longer holds rights to the song.
- Hirose Enterprise alleges it notified Beyoncé's company of the infringement but the song continues to be sold, and is seeking an injunction and unspecified damages.
