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Yeasayer Drop Copyright Lawsuit Against The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar for 'Black Panther' Hit 'Pray For Me'
Yeasayer voluntarily dismissed the copyright lawsuit against The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar over their Black Panther: The Album highlight "Pray For Me."In this dismissal obtained by Billboard today (July 10), the indie rock band and its record label We Are Free "confirmed to their satisfaction that no copyright infringement occurred" by the defendants The Weeknd (real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye), Lamar (Kendrick Lamar Duckworth), Canadian producers Doc McKinney (Martin "Doc" McKinney) and Frank Dukes (Adam King Feeney), and labels Universal Music Group, Interscope, Aftermath and Top Dawg Entertainment.In February 2018, "Pray For Me" propelled both The Weeknd and Lamar into another echelon of superstardom when it peaked at No.
