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Drake Accused Of Interpolating Pet Shop Boys Song Without Permission

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All day today rap fans have been digesting Drake’s highly-anticipated new album For All The Dogs. He gave fans quite a bit to chew over with a feature packed tracklist. SZA, J. Cole, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, Lil Yachty, and many more appear across the album’s 23-song tracklist. The project also reignites MANY old beefs that Drizzy has dealt with in the past. But it may have even sparked some new beefs with various artists whose songs were used without permission on the album.

Earlier today Rye Rye came forward claiming that the sample Drake used of her vocals wasn’t cleared. She claims that her vocal appear on the song “Calling For You” which features 21 Savage and appears early on the album. She made a tweet explaining how much she appreciates artistry but that she can’t even celebrate her inclusion because she wasn’t credited. Now, synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys are making similar accusations. They made a tweet claiming that the interpolation of their song “West End Girls” on the For All The Dogs song “All The Parties” was never cleared. “No credit given or permission requested,” they conclude their tweet on the issue. Check out their full statement below.

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Drake Accused Of Not Giving Proper Credit Again

Among the attempts that Drake makes to restart numerous beefs on the album, Rihanna and The Weeknd stand out the most. The Weeknd is the only one whose name was mentioned directly, but fans online are still debating whether it was intended as a proper diss or not.

Rihanna on the other hand go an entire verse full of wordplay making reference to her. It repeats the word Anti over and over, which is the name of Rihanna’s last album. What do you think of Pet Shop Boys claiming that Drake used their song without asking them for permission? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Rod Wave Speaks On Sampling Paramore In New Track “Crazy”

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Rod Wave is seemingly on track to land another No. 1 album with his project Nostalgia. In a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily Radio show, Rod Wave spoke more on his recent album. He also shared that the track “Crazy,” which is featured on Nostalgia, includes sampled elements from Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun.” He explained how he was chatting with the band via IG message and says he didn’t realize he could get the sample cleared. “I wasn’t even aware that they weren’t fond of clearing songs until I was actually in that boat,” he explained.

“I was writing them and DMing them on Instagram.” “The song is real personal to me,” he continued. “So all my music, I try to just shed light on my background and what made me who I am, the reason I’m this kind of artist, the reason I’m who I am. So I always try to just shed light on that. Just the way [Paramore’s Hayley Williams] painting a picture vividly gives you both sides of the good and the bad.”

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Rod Wave On Getting Permission From Paramore

Rod Wave is slated to earn his third chart-topping project with Nostalgia. HitsDailyDouble reported that Rod Wave’s Nostalgia will pull in around 130,000-140,000 first-week units. This would make Nostalgia “the third-biggest rap debut of 2023.” Rod Wave is no newcomer to the charts. In fact, he previously achieved chart-topping success on the Billboard 200 with his albums SoulFly in 2021 and Beautiful Mind in 2022. Additionally, he secured a place in the Top 10 with Ghetto Gospel in 2019 and Jupiter’s Diary: 7 Day Theory EP in 2022.

Despite often being an underdog in the industry, Rod Wave’s latest album, “Nostalgia,” is projected to debut impressively. This could potentially secure a No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts and surpass many hip-hop releases this year. With recent connections to his dream collaborator, Drake, more success may be on the horizon. Fans can eagerly anticipate what this potential collab might bring in terms of big numbers and artistic growth. Stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates on Rod Wave’s exciting journey in the music industry.

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