Rick Astley is never gonna give up the multi-million dollar lawsuit, as he's reportedly suing Yung Gravy over the impersonated vocals in his hit song, Betty (Get Money) 💰
into listening to the song when they were trying to watch a video on something else – aka RickRolling.
Now Astley and his 1987 earworm have hit headlines as the Lancashire-born singer sues rap artist Yung Gravy for using an imitation of his vocals., Astley filed documents in a Los Angeles court after Gravy – real name Matthew Raymond Hauri – used an imitation of his vocals in Never Gonna Give You Up for his 2022 single Betty .
Astley’s team reportedly told a LA court that Hauri, 26, and his production team including impersonator Nick Popnick Seeley were unauthorised to reproduce his vocals, and were licensed only to use the instrumentals. Astley’s number one hit Never Gonna Give You Up became a viral sensation online over a decade ago and remains hugely popular today They argued the team had ‘conspired’ to include an imitation of Astley’s vocals throughout the song that was ‘nearly indistinguishable from the real thing’.In court documents, Astley cites a Billboard interview with Hauri where he says he wanted to use a sample of Never Gonna Give You Up but thought they wouldn’t get permission.
Hauri spoke in an interview about how they used an impersonator for Astley’s vocals as it was easier legally Hauri went on to say that he and his impressionist friend Popnick ‘basically remade the whole song [with] a different singer and instruments… because it makes it easier legally’.
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