RickAstley is suing YungGravy for song that uses a soundalike imitating his 'signature voice'
reports that Astley is suing the rapper over his song “Betty , which incorporates Astley’s signature song “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
Astley’s lawyers contend that the singer remains “extremely protective over his name, image, and likeness,” and that the unauthorized use of an impersonator on the song caused him “immense damage.” However, the lawsuit also notes that the rapper didn’t receive a license to use the actual track — a.k.a. “sampling” — which means they didn’t have the right to copy the the music, particularly Astley’s vocals.Astley’s suit alleges that singer Popnick was hired to imitate Astley’s “signature voice” on the track, pointing to an Instagram video in which Popnick said he wanted the song to “sound identical” to Astley’s voice.
The suit states, “A license to use the original underlying musical composition does not authorize the stealing of the artist’s voice in the original recording. So, instead, they resorted to theft of Mr. Astley’s voice without a license and without agreement.”
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