Three songwriters are suing Travis Scott and the other credited authors and producers on his hit song “Highest In the Room,” alleging that the song ripped off their distinctive guitar melody.
The complaint accuses Scott and the other authors and producers of “pretending to be interested in a collaboration," only to “intentionally [break] the rules by exploiting plaintiffs work without consent or a license, masquerading as if plaintiff’s music is their own.” "Highest In the Room" debuted at No.
1 on the Hot 100 last October, becoming Scott's second No. 1 single and first to debut atop the chart, after earning 59 million U.S.
streams and 51,000 digital song sales in the week ending Oct. 10. The song ultimately spent 22 weeks on the Hot 100. O
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