Victory Boyd, a rising gospel singer and former Ye (previously often known as Kanye West) collaborator, has filed a copyright lawsuit towards Travis Scott, SZA, and Future, claiming the trio used lyrics and artistic materials from an unreleased monitor she co-wrote with Ye—with out her permission. The monitor in query, “Telekinesis,” appeared on Scott’s 2023 album Utopia, however Boyd says it was lifted from a demo initially titled “Ultrasounds.” Boyd asserts that she wrote the lyrics to the music—then known as “Like the Way It Sounds”—earlier than the monitor advanced into “Telekinesis.” Her swimsuit, filed earlier this yr, argues that she was neither credited nor consulted when the music was formally launched.

Attorneys for Scott, SZA, and Future, nonetheless, are looking for dismissal. In a movement filed by McPherson LLP, the authorized workforce maintains that Ye, credited with crafting the beat and melody, had full authority as a co-author to greenlight the monitor’s launch. “Should the plaintiffs’ complaint survive this motion (which it should not), the evidence will show that defendants’ usage of the LTWIS work was properly sanctioned by Mr. West, a joint author, who possesses the right to grant such permission,” the attorneys argued.

The movement additional questions whether or not Boyd has a sound copyright registration for the lyrics and whether or not these lyrics might be legally protected other than the bigger musical work. “Without a valid registration, plaintiffs cannot pursue or sustain a claim for infringement,” the submitting states.

A Challenge to Dismissal

In an announcement to Billboard on July 15, Boyd’s legal professional, Keith White, known as the protection’s dismissal request “a transparent attempt” to bypass simple questions of copyright possession and accounting. He confirmed that formal opposition papers will probably be filed inside two weeks and stated he stays assured the courtroom will let the case proceed. “We believe the motion will be swiftly denied,” White stated.

The authorized submitting arrives as Travis Scott promotes his newest compilation, JackBoys 2, launched beneath his Cactus Jack Records label. The album consists of options from Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, SoFaygo, and Wallie the Sensei, and was accompanied by movies for “Dumbo” and “Kick Out.”