Rick Astley has sued the rapper Yung Gravy over a song that borrowed heavily from the British singer\u0027s signature \u0022Never Gonna Give You Up.\u0022
Advertisement 2We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Among the defendants are Yung Gravy, whose real name is Matthew Hauri, and his record label, Universal Music Group’s Republic Records.Astley, 56, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 with “Never Gonna Give You Up.” The song saw resurgent popularity about two decades later through the “Rickroll” internet meme, where it unexpectedly interrupts unrelated content.
Astley’s lawyer Richard Busch is known for representing Marvin Gaye’s family against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over their alleged copying of the song “Got to Give It Up” for their “Blurred Lines.” Thursday’s complaint said Astley’s claim resembled a 1988 case where Bette Midler successfully sued Ford Motor Co for using a soundalike to sell vehicles, though Ford had licensed her song “Do You Want to Dance” for a commercial.
“Mr. Astley owns his voice,” Busch said in an email. “California law is clear … that nobody has the right to imitate or use it in a new sound recording without his permission, or pass it off as if he did approve the use.”
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