The Weeknd sued for stealing the hit song ‘Starboy’ from Somalian lady
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September 20, 2018
The Weeknd sued for song theft
American singer, The Weeknd has been sued for at least $5 million for alleged plagiarism a Somali-American poet named Yasminah.
Yasminah si suing the 28-year-old and the song’s producers, Daft Punk, with claims that her song Hooyo is the blueprint for ‘Starboy,’
The self-described ‘activist’ released her track in 2009, seven years before The Weeknd’s chart-topper. Both tracks feature the ‘same hook, same key, similar tempo and both songs feature prominent claps on beats 2 and 4’.
When The Weekend dropped ‘Starboy’, it became an instant hit and sold more than 6 million copies in the US alone.