Key Takeaways:

• Lizzo reached a settlement in a copyright lawsuit involving her unreleased track that talked about Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle commercial.
• The lawsuit claimed Lizzo used components from “Win or Lose (We Tried),” seemingly by soul singer Sam Dees.
• The case underscores how even unreleased or snippet-based tracks can set off copyright claims within the age of viral content material.

Lizzo has chosen to settle the copyright lawsuit tied to “I’m Goin’ Til October,” her unreleased track poking fun at Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad.

On Monday (Jan. 12), music/music-news/lizzo-sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-settlement-1235498377/”>Rolling Stone reported that GRC Trust and the Grammy Award-winning artist have agreed to a “settlement in principle.” The go well with, filed in October 2025, claimed she used “both instrumental and vocal elements” from a track titled “Win or Lose (We Tried),” presumably by soul singer Sam Dees.

“No kizzy, he ain’t got no business being with me / Fat a**, pretty face with the titties / B**ch, I got good genes, like I’m Sydney,” she rapped within the since-deleted video, which noticed her hosing down a purple Porsche.

The Georgia-based firm additionally sought “damages and an injunction blocking the exploitation of its song.” While the settlement phrases weren’t disclosed, GRC Trust’s legal professionals advised the publication they plan to “file a dismissal of the case with prejudice” throughout the subsequent 60 days.

It was a extremely attention-grabbing case, primarily as a result of Lizzo by no means launched — or introduced her intentions to launch — the track on streaming platforms. However, as Rap-Up famous in its initial coverage of the lawsuit, snippets aren’t robotically exempt from copyright legislation.

“We are surprised that the GRC Trust filed this lawsuit,” the “Rumors” artist’s representatives said at the time. “To be clear, the song has never been commercially released or monetized, and no decision has been made at this time regarding any future commercial release of the song.”

Just final week, Lizzo confirmed she’ll make her Houston Rodeo debut on March 6 for Black Heritage Day. “Last time we tried this, it was March 2020, and I think y’all know what happened then,” she mentioned in a publish shared on Instagram. “But that’s the funny thing about second chances: a b**ch gonna always bounce back.”

On the music aspect, she’s nonetheless coasting off the success of MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING, which dropped its deluxe version final September. The LP delivered “YITTY ON YO TITTYS (FREESTYLE)” in addition to collaborations with SZA and Doja Cat.