As far as Rickrolls goes, this one comes with a reported multi-million dollar lawsuit
, Astley launched a new lawsuit against Yung Gravy earlier today, accusing the Republic Records rapper of infringing on his copyright by hiring an impersonator to sing lines from Astley’s biggest hit, “Never Gonna Give You Up,” onNow, as anyone who’s ever listened to “Betty” for exactlyprominent sample of “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Which is all well and good:
YG cleared the sample, everything’s legal, etc. The issue comes from the fact that, per Astley’s filings,from the track, and didn’t bother to similarly clear Astley’s vocals.
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