On February 24, 2020, Yeasayer, a Brooklyn-based band that split up in 2019, filed a complaint against Kendrick Lamar and the Weeknd. The complaint alleges that Lamar and the Weeknd’s 2018 song “Pray For Me” from the superhero film “Black Panther” sound track, infringed the copyright of Yeasayer’s “Sunrise” from 2007 by copying a distinctive choral performance from “Sunrise.” The Complaint (para. 17) describes it as follows: “[It is] comprised of male voices singing in their highest registers, with animated, pulsing vibrato, and developed via distinctive audio post-processing.” Yeasayer sued Lamar, the Weeknd, Doc McKinney, Adam King Feeney, and UMG … Continue reading Yeasayer v. Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar (“Pray for Me” from Black Panther movie)