25 February 2020CopyrightRory O'Neill

Kendrick Lamar facing copyright suit over ‘Black Panther’ song

Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and Canadian singer The Weeknd have been named in a copyright lawsuit over their 2018 song “Pray For Me”, which featured on the soundtrack for the film “Black Panther”.

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