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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Beyoncé [wikipedia.org] is being sued by the estate of a deceased New Orleans YouTube star [nbcnews.com]:

Beyoncé's apparent appropriation of New Orleans culture stirred controversy with the release of her 2016 single "Formation" — with its groundbreaking video and the song itself nominated for an array of Grammy Awards this year.

But the family of a murdered New Orleans rapper whose voice is sampled on the bouncy track has spurred a new $26 million lawsuit [washingtonpost.com] claiming the celebrated pop singer, who recently revealed she's pregnant with twins [nbcnews.com], stole the copyrighted material.

Messy Mya was shot and killed in 2010 [nola.com].

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