Yeasayer have dismissed their lawsuit against The Weeknd
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nme.comYeasayer have voluntarily dropped their lawsuit against The Weeknd over ‘Pray For Me’, his contribution to the Black Panther soundtrack.The band filed the lawsuit in February 2020, claiming the song in question had lifted a “distinctive choral performance” from their 2007 song ‘Sunrise’.They described the alleged copied snippet as “comprised of male voices singing in their highest registers, with animated, pulsing vibrato” and said The Weeknd had modified the recording with “intent to conceal the infringement”.Now, however, court documents filed in a New York federal court show Yeasayer have dismissed the lawsuit.
As Pitchfork reports, the band have “confirmed to their satisfaction that no copyright infringement occurred”.The lawsuit named.
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