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Beyoncé Sued Again Over “Alien Superstar” Sample
['Chey Parker', 'Editor Staff']
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Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment is facing another copyright lawsuit over the sample that opens her 2022 Renaissance track ‘Alien Superstar.”
“Moonraker,” performed by John Holiday, also known as Johnny Dangerous and Foremost Poets, features the spoken-word introduction heard at the beginning of “Alien Superstar.”
Beyoncé’s team did obtain permission from Holiday to use the material, and he is credited on the song.
“Alien Superstar” became one of the standout tracks from Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning Renaissance album and has remained part of her live performances through both the Renaissance and Cowboy Carter tours.
Neither Beyoncé nor Parkwood Entertainment has publicly responded to the latest filing.