Yung Gravy Rick Astley

Yung Gravy is being sued by Rick Astley over an alleged impersonation of his voice in the rapper's viral 2022 song.

In a 2022 interview with Billboard, he said that he and Seeley “basically remade the whole song.” The lawsuit suggests that Gravy “conspired to include a deliberate and nearly indistinguishable imitation of Mr. Astley’s song was released in 1987, and topped the charts in 25 countries all over the world.

Rick Astley sues rapper for using alleged imitation of Never Gonna Give You Up vocals · US rapper Yung Gravy reportedly had permission to use the 'composition' ...

"Never Gonna Give You Up" singer Rick Astley has filed a lawsuit against rapper Yung Gravy for allegedly hiring a soundalike singer to rip off his hit ...

"California law is clear...that nobody has the right to imitate or use it in a new sound recording without his permission, or pass it off as if he did approve the use." Astley owns his voice," Busch said in an email to Reuters. They did not, however, license the use of the actual song—otherwise known as sampling—meaning they weren't permitted to directly copy the original track, including the singer's voice. "The public could not tell the difference." As a result, Astley is reportedly seeking "millions of dollars" in damages in addition to a cut of the profits from "Betty." Astley's voice," Reuters quoted the court documents.

Le réputé chanteur anglais a lancé une poursuite contre Yung Gravy, indiquant que ce dernier aurait plagié «Never Gonna Give You Up».

«Dans le but de tirer profit de l’immense popularité et de la bienveillance de M. Astley, à travers la chanson», ont indiqué aux médias les avocats du chanteur. Dans sa poursuite, Astley soutient que la chanson Betty (Get Money), lancée en été 2022, est basée sur la voix qu’il a prise au cœur de sa célèbre chanson, en enfreignant le principe du droit à la personnalité.