{"id":82191,"date":"2020-12-23T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=82191"},"modified":"2020-12-23T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T16:08:26","slug":"rihanna-sued-for-copyright-infringement-over-use-of-song-in-fenty-beauty-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/rihanna-sued-for-copyright-infringement-over-use-of-song-in-fenty-beauty-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Use Of Song In Fenty Beauty Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/king-khan-and-saba-lou-suing-rihanna-for-copyright-infringement\/\">Pitchfork<\/a>\/Getty Images<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366FF\"> King Khan And His Daughter Saba Lou Alleged Rihanna Used Their Song \u2018Good Habits (and Bad)\u2019 Without Their Permission <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian (via Germany) <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/diy-till-we-die-milo-gore\/\">independent musician<\/a> <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5zExg5Z9MmcUh2B2K93bbs?si=Bd3qkOP_SSeICy5ktmap-Q\">King Khan<\/a><\/b> (who is also known for his work in <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/36cEnU1vYfohStmnt8y3T2?si=KgFONQDMQZis7B8qWH6zng\">King Khan and the Shrines<\/a><\/b> &amp; <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4n0gvapwYbRpzU5Ov68B6P?si=nykAZ9NqRumHo39-B6oF0A\">The King Khan &amp; BBQ Show<\/a><\/b>) and his daughter <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4FctzCzQuNPwtblJLp7LFQ?si=O8p2lH_VQ622SkqU8KNqqQ\">Saba Lou<\/a><\/b> have alleged that <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H?si=6bpOQISpSFKRN-EGHkh1BA\">Rihanna<\/a><\/b> used their music without their permission. The two are now suing the pop superstar for damages. The song in question is taken from 2012\u2019s 7-inch <strong><em>\u2018Until the End\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and was written by Khan and Saba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Good Habits (and Bad)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SC-7rUEYBX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The plaintiffs have requested <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H?si=6bpOQISpSFKRN-EGHkh1BA\">Rihanna<\/a><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H?si=6bpOQISpSFKRN-EGHkh1BA\"> <\/a>no longer use the song and pay damages. The ad was viewed 3.4 million times according to the lawsuit. It also likely resulted in plenty of sales for <b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H?si=6bpOQISpSFKRN-EGHkh1BA\">Rihanna<\/a><\/b>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H?si=6bpOQISpSFKRN-EGHkh1BA\">Rihanna<\/a><\/b> is yet to address the lawsuit but the ad does seem to have been removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This story is still unfolding and we\u2019ll update as it progresses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rihanna Is being sued for copyright infringement by Independent artist King Khan and Saba Lou.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":82193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11109],"tags":[4683,12557,20546,20552,20553,20554,20548,20550,20541,1030,20547,20545,20549,20551],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rihanna Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Use Of Song In Fenty Beauty Ad - 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