#George Michael’s estate calls out Tory Lanez over unauthorized “Careless Whisper” sample
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“George Michael’s estate calls out Tory Lanez over unauthorized “Careless Whisper” sample”
The estate of the late pop star claims that Lanez sampled the 1984 hit without permission on his 2021 song “Enchanted Waterfall.”
George Michael (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images), Tory Lanez (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Roc Nation).
The George Michael estate has accused Tory Lanez of sampling “Careless Whisper” without permission on his song “Enchanted Waterfall,” Variety reports. “Enchanted Waterfall” appears on Lanez’s 80s-inspired album Alone at Prom, which was released in December 2021.
According to a statement released on behalf of the George Michael estate and Andrew Ridgeley, a request for permission to sample “Careless Whisper” had been declined in June 2021, but “Enchanted Waterfall” was released despite the estate’s disapproval.
Read the full statement provided to Variety below:
Last year, Madonna also accused the Toronto rapper of unauthorized usage of her 1985 single “Into The Groove” on Lanez’s “Pluto’s Last Comet,” which also appears on Alone At Prom. “I am tired of being taken advantage of and I mean business,” Madonna told Rolling Stone via a representative.
Currently, Lanez is awaiting the start of his assault case involving the July 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 5.
The FADER has reached out to Tory Lanez’s representatives for comment.
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