As the Queen of Christmas defrosted for the vacation season on November 1, she already discovered herself in a not-so-holly-jolly scenario!
According to TMZ on Wednesday, Mariah Carey has been sued once more for her iconic and beloved vacation monitor All I Want For Christmas Is You by songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers. Why?! Stone first filed a lawsuit in opposition to her final yr, claiming the 54-year-old singer copied their 1989 Christmas track of the identical identify. He acknowledged the monitor acquired a ton of airplay, made a music video, and even landed it on the Billboard charts through the vacation season in 1993. However, issues shortly modified when Mariah launched her model the next yr. And everyone knows how her track has change into a large hit over the previous 20 years!
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Although the 2 tracks sound utterly totally different upon first hear, Stone claimed Mariah and her camp by no means requested or obtained permission to make use of the title All I Want For Christmas Is You. And now he has refiled the copyright infringement lawsuit once more with Powers! This time, they argue that there are, in truth, a ton of similarities to the 2 songs past the title!
The two males alleged the lyrical hook, melody, and vibe of Mariah’s model are similar to their authentic single, noting that the icon has “palmed off these works with her incredulous origin story as if those works were her own.” They’re asking for not less than $20 million in damages from Mariah over this track debacle. Hmm. Take a hearken to each songs beneath:
What do YOU assume, Perezcious readers? Do Stone and Powers have a case? Or are they reaching??
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[Image via Mariah Carey/YouTube]
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