Singer Chloe Bailey finds herself in hot water after songwriter claims she stole his work.
Billboard reports that Melvin “4rest” Moore and his attorneys are going after Bailey, Parkwood Entertainment, and Columbia Records for “copyright infringement, fraudulent misrepresentation, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), civil conspiracy and deceptive business practices.”
The legal papers say Bailey’s crew “fail[ed] to appropriately credit or compensate” Moore for his contributions to her Trouble in Paradise album, particularly on tracks “Favorite,” “Might As Well” and “Same Lingerie.”
Moore’s team insists he “did not grant consent to the commercial exploitation of the [songs]” for the songs he wrote for the album and wasn’t given a chance to work out contract details with Bailey’s people.
The lawsuit throws shade at Bailey’s team, calling them “modern-day swindlers” while Moore’s side “repeatedly made good-faith attempts to amicably resolve the matter of [Bailey, Parkwood and Columbia’s] unauthorized commercial exploitation.”
Moore wants to cash in big – asking for up to $150,000 in damages, plus he wants them to stop using the songs and launch a deep dive into how much money Bailey, Parkwood, and Columbia made from his work.
They’re also demanding all profits from those tracks. Bailey’s team hasn’t responded to the drama yet.
