Post Malone Slapped With Lawsuit For Failing To Credit ‘Circles’ Songwriter
Songwriter Tyler Armes has filed a lawsuit against Post Malone, requesting credit and royalties on one of the rapper’s biggest hits, “Circles.”
Armes, who co-wrote the track with Posty, claims the rapper’s manager encouraged that the two work together on the song back in August 2018, a year before its August 30, 2019 release; which ended up taking the No. 1 spot, without any credit to Armes.
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In his lawsuit, Armes stated that he and Post’s team were negotiating terms before the track’s release. He claims they offered five percent of publishing royalties with zero credit; to which Armes countered, asking for a higher percent and co-writing credit. He says they declined.
Armes added that in addition to co-writing the lyrics on the track, he also co-wrote the chords and bass line, and contributed his skills towards the guitar melody.
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Also, the suit states that Post verbally acknowledged Armes’ contribution on the track, but he’s still requesting co-writer’s credit and a fair cut on past and future royalties.
In addition to Post, Armes’ suit also lists the track’s producer Frank Dukes, who was actually given a writing credit, and was present during the initial recording session back in August 2018.