George Michael’s Estate Calls Out Tory Lanez for Allegedly Sampling “Careless Whisper” On His Latest Album
Looks like Madonna isn’t the only one coming for Tory Lanez, the rapper/singer is now receiving backlash over an unauthorized sample on his 2021 album ‘Alone At Prom.’
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The estate of George Michael is seeking to remove his hit song, “Enchanted Waterfall” from streaming platforms. The song includes a sample from Michael’s 1985 single, “Careless Whisper,” but according to his Estate, Tory didn’t get any permission to use the record.
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Variety attained the statement issued on behalf of Ridgeley and Michael’s estate which reads, “It was brought to our attention that the song ‘Enchanted Waterfall’ by the artist Tory Lanez incorporated an unauthorized sample of ‘Careless Whisper’ written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley….requested permission for this use had been declined in June 2021 so we took immediate action on behalf of the writers, in collaboration with our publishers Warner Chappell Music, to prevent further exploitation as we will not tolerate any unauthorized use of any songs within the catalogs of George Michael and/or Andrew Ridgeley.”
Tory has yet to respond to the accusations.