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Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from a country song of the same name.U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Los Angeles in a ruling on Wednesday said the writers of Vince Vance and the Valiants’ “All I Want for Christmas Is You” failed to show their song was objectively similar enough to Carey’s to support their copyright infringement case.Attorneys for the songwriters, lawyers for Carey, and spokespeople for her label, Sony Music, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision on Thursday.Vince Vance and the Valiants’ “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was released in 1989 and reached the Billboard country charts during holiday seasons in the 1990s.

Mariah Carey has been cleared in the lawsuit over her 1994 festive classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.The country singer Andy Stone – who performs under the stage name Vince Vance – first filed a suit against Carey in a Los Angeles federal court in November 2023. He alleged that Carey’s song infringed the copyright of his 1989 song of the same name and that the pop singer had exploited his “popularity” and “style”.“If you look at both songs, you can see that about 50 per cent of the words are the same, in almost the same order.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Mariah Carey scored a decisive victory over a 2023 copyright lawsuit from a songwriter who claimed that she stole elements from one of his songs for her classic hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Yesterday, a judge dismissed the copyright suit initially filed by Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance, stating that he hadn’t met the burden of proof to show that his 1989 song of the same name was copied.

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Mariah Carey over her festive hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.Country singer Andy Stone – who performs under the stage name Vince Vance – filed a complaint last November in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that Carey’s Christmas hit infringed the copyright of his 1989 song under the same name. He made the same claims in a lawsuit that was dropped in 2022.“If you look at both songs, you can see that about 50 per cent of the words are the same, in almost the same order.

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Mariah Carey has revealed in an interview what her favourite Christmas song of all time is – and it is not ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.In an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday (November 15), the singer was asked for her own yuletide favourite, and the title that came to mind was not her 1994 classic.“I have to say, my favourite all-time Christmas song is Nat ‘King’ Cole’s version of ‘[The] Christmas Song’, that’s my favourite,” the singer admitted.‘The Christmas Song’, which is known for its refrain of “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”, was written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé, and was recorded a number of times by Cole, most successfully in 1961.In addition, Hudson pressed Carey for her favourite festival films, to which she replied: “I love Elf” and “I like Miracle on 34th Street, the original one,” referring to the 1947 version.Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ and Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ both re-entered the UK Singles Chart earlier than ever this year, with the two festive classics reaching number 40 and 37 respectively this weekend (November 10).It is likely that both songs, as well as others, will remain in the charts throughout the lead up to Christmas over the coming weeks.Back in 2020, Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ became a UK Number One for the first time ever, 26 years after it was first released.“Happy Christmas UK!! We finally made it!!!,” the singer said at the time. “We are keeping the Christmas spirit alive together despite how dismal the year’s been.

Mariah Carey has been accused of copyright infringement over her 1994 holiday staple "All I Want For Christmas Is You." The lawsuit was brought by Andy Stone a.k.a Vince Vance, a songwriter who claims Carey's song lifts significant elements from a song of the same name released in 1989 by his group Vince Vance & the Valiants. Stone first filed the lawsuit in 2022 before withdrawing it, as Billboard reports.

Mariah Carey is facing another copyright lawsuit over her track ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.Country singer Andy Stone – who performs under the stage name Vince Vance – filed a complaint yesterday (November 1) in Los Angeles federal court, alleging that Carey’s Christmas hit infringed the copyright of his 1989 song under the same name. He made the same claims in a lawsuit that was dropped this time last year.“If you look at both songs, you can see that about 50 per cent of the words are the same, in almost the same order.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The battle between Elon Musk’s Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over the launch of Instagram’s Twitter rival Threads has taken a legal turn. On Wednesday, Meta’s Instagram debuted Threads, a text-focused social app designed to piggyback off Instagram’s infrastructure and user base. The app had more than 30 million sign-ups as of Thursday morning, according to Zuckerberg. In a July 5 cease-and-desist letter addressed to Meta CEO Zuckerberg, a lawyer representing Twitter said that Musk’s company had “serious concerns” that Meta “has engaged in systematic, willful and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.” The letter said that “Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, and demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter trade secrets or other highly confidential information.”

Mariah Carey indulged in a Christmas Eve 'shopping spree' with her daughter Monroe, 11, during their annual Aspen trip.The 52-year-old pop diva shares Monroe and her twin brother Morocco with her sizzling ex-husband Nick Cannon, who is on the verge of welcoming his 12th child.However Mariah's mind was on her own little ones this Christmas Eve as she brought Monroe along to load up on luxury items from Prada and Louis Vuitton.

She one of the beloved voices of the Christmas season.And Mariah Carey lit up the stage at Madison Square Garden this Friday night as she performed one of her annual Yuletide concerts for a crowd of delighted fans.Decked out in a sparkling white gown, the 52-year-old pop diva swanned about the stage and perched herself in a gigantic snowflake. Mimi at work: Mariah Carey lit up the stage at Madison Square Garden this Friday night as she performed one of her annual Yuletide concerts for a crowd of delighted fansHer Madison Square Garden concerts, which took place Tuesday and Friday, were filmed for a CBS special called Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To All!.The concert will air on television at 8pm this coming Tuesday, and fans who miss it can watch it later on Paramount+, Variety reports.

Mariah Carey, 52, enjoyed an outing with her dashing boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, 39, in New York City this Friday.The All I Want For Christmas Is You showed off her curvaceous figure in a clinging, tiny black cocktail dress while out in New York this week.Draping herself in a long black leather coat that slid fashionably off her shoulders, the pop diva accessorized with massive black shades. Side by side: Mariah Carey, 52, enjoyed an outing with her dashing boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, 39, in New York City this FridayShe balanced expertly on a towering pair of black platform stilettos as she strutted her stuff down the sidewalk.Bryan, who used to be one of Mariah's backup dancers, has been dating her since 2016 after she split from Australian billionaire James Packer.  Until recently Mariah was facing down a $20 million copyright lawsuit brought by a writer called Andy Stone who claimed her seasonal classic All I Want For Christmas Is You was 'derivative' of a song he wrote in 1989.His song was also called All I Want For Christmas Is You, and although the music and lyrics are different he felt he should have the rights to the name.

Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. Whether you willingly played the song for your holiday festivities, or if you have ever once entered any store between the months of November and January, you’ve definitely heard it. The song boasts over a billion streams on Spotify, but a new lawsuit alleges the Queen of Christmas should not be the one getting all that revenue!

Mariah Carey is being sued for copyright infringement over her song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'. The hit has become a festive staple since it was released in 1994 but Mariah and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are being sued for $20 million by songwriter Andy Stone - who claims that he co-wrote a track of the same name in 1989.

Mariah Carey has been sued for $20m (£16m) after being asccused of copying hit song “All I Want for Christmas is You”. The singer and her co-songwriter Walter Afansieff have been named in the lawsuit, which has been filed by Andy Stone. Stone, in legal documents filed at the US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana, claims that their song was taken from one with the same name he co-wrote for Vince Vance & the Valiants in 1989.

Singer Mariah Carey and her co-songwriter Walter Afansieff have reportedly been named in a lawsuit brought by Andy Stone, who has accused the pair of copying the huge song All I Want for Christmas is You. Mariah, 53, is reportedly being sued for $20 million (£16 million) following claims from Andy that the hit song was taken from a tune with the same name that he wrote for Vince Vance and the Valiants back in 1989.

Mariah Carey is being sued for copyright infringement over her festive hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, it has been reported.The pop star originally released the track in 1994 and has gone on to become a modern Christmas classic. In 2019, it hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US for the first time, repeating the feat on the Official UK Singles Chart the following year.However, songwriter Andy Stone has now claimed copyright infringement over the song in a new lawsuit.

Mariah Carey is being sued over her iconic hit holiday song All I Want For Christmas Is You.Another artist, Andy Stone, filed the lawsuit against the five-time Grammy winner, claiming copyright infringement 28 years after she released the Christmas jingle in 1994, according to TMZ.Stone claims to have recorded a holiday-themed song, also titled All I Want For Christmas Is You, several years before Carey dropped her track.Her version went on to top the charts in 26 countries andreportedly earn a whopping $60 million in royalties by 2017, according to The Economist. Songs of the same name: Mariah Carey, 53, is being sued for copyright infringement over her holiday-themed song All I Want For Christmas Is YouStone recorded his song, a country ballad,in Nashville in 1989 under the artist name,Vince Vance & The Valiants, featuring lead vocals from Lisa Burgess Stewart, otherwise known as Lisa Layne.The track went on to chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs on six separate occasions in the 1990s, and eventually had a music video to accompany it.