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The Roc Nation-signed singer Victory Boyd claims Kanye West shared the song with Scott, who then shared it with Future and SZA, but she never granted permission for the track to be released on Utopia.

 

Travis Scott, SZA, and Future have been named as defendants in a copyright infringement legal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The complaint, filed by Roc Nation-signed singer and songwriter Victory Boyd, claims their collaboration "Telekinesis" utilized elements of her 2019 song "Like the Way It Sounds" without her permission.
 

The suit states that Boyd shared "Like the Way It Sounds" with Kanye West and recorded a version of the song titled "Ultrasounds" with Scott. West's rendition surfaced on SoundCloud at least two years ago but was never formally released. Scott then cut the song again with Future and SZA, ultimately releasing it as "Telekinesis" on his 2023 album Utopia.
 

In July 2023, Boyd was listed as a credited songwriter in the metadata attached to the streaming release, but the singer insists she was "unaware" the song was copied for commercial release. Boyd planned on releasing her completed version of the song on her own through Roc Nation. 

 

The suit requests that all defendants — which includes Scott's Cactus Jack Records, Sony Music Entertainment, producer/songwriter Jahaan Sweet, and more — "recall and destroy" all copies of works derived from Boyd's original work. It also seeks payment in "an amount to be determined at trial in actual damages and profits, plus interest," as well as "a full and complete accounting of all profits obtained from their marketing, distribution, and national television broadcasting" of "Telekinesis." 

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Does Travis Scott just make albums by rummaging though Ye's MacBook trash bin

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10 hours ago, Park Jinyoung said:

Does Travis Scott just make albums by rummaging though Ye's MacBook trash bin

Travis the biggest hack in hip hop. It's genuinely ridiculous. 

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