Travis Scott, SZA, and Future are facing a copyright lawsuit after allegations that they copied elements of their 2023 hit ‘Telekinesis’ from Victory Boyd’s 2019 song ‘Like The Way It Sounds.’ 
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, claims the artists willfully and intentionally used Boyd's lyrics and other components in their song without permission.
Boyd, a singer signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, asserts that she shared ‘Like Th…

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Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued over alleged lyrics theft from Victory Boyd’s song

Songwriter Victory Boyd has sued Travis Scott, SZA, and Future, alleging they copied her lyrics for their track Telekinesis without permission.

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Travis Scott, SZA, and Future sued by Roc Nation's songwriter over alleged copyright theft in Telekinesis

Victory Boyd, a Roc Nation-signed musician, claims she never allowed the track to be released on Scott's 2023 album 'Utopia'Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty; Prince Williams/WireImage; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Travis Scott in November 2023; Future in November 2023; SZA in April 2022A songwriter has claimed that Travis Scott, SZA and Future used elements of her song without her permission.In a copyright infringement complaint filed on Wednesday, Ja…

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Songwriter Claims Travis Scott, SZA and Future Used Elements of Her Song in Copyright Lawsuit over 'Telekinesis'

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

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Songwriter Hits Travis Scott, SZA, Future With Copyright Suit Over ‘Telekinesis’

Roc Nation-signed artist Victory Boyd is suing Travis Scott, SZA and Future, accusing them of copying her ”copyrighted and registered” song “Like The Way It Sounds” for the trio’s UTOPIA collab “TELEKINESIS.” In legal documents obtained by Music Business Worldwide, Boyd claims that she “wrote the lyrics, then completed and published a demo” of “Like The Way It Sounds” in November 2019, and shared a recording of the track with Ye via a voice note…

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Travis Scott, SZA and Future Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over “TELEKINESIS”

Travis Scott, Future, and SZA are in hot water this week, as they were recently hit with a new lawsuit from Victory Boyd. Boyd, a singer signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, accused the trio of copying key elements from her 2019 song “Like The Way It Sounds.” She alleges that they used them in their own song “Telekinesis.” The track landed them on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks when it dropped in 2023.  “Scott, Sza, Future and all defendants intentionally an…

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Travis Scott, Future & SZA Sued By Roc Nation Signee For Alleged Copyright Infringement

Getty Image Travis Scott is open to rumbling in the wrestling ring. However, one person is ready to deliver the smack down in the court of law. Today (January 10), reports reveal that the “Fein” rapper could be soon duke it out over one of his recent tracks. In documents obtained by Billboard, Travis Scott, SZA, and Future have been accused of intellectual property theft. The three entertainers are named in a copyright lawsuit that claims their …

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Travis Scott, SZA, And Future Have Reportedly Been Named In A Copyright Lawsuit Over The Song ‘Telekinesis’

Travis Scott, SZA, Future, and others are grappling with a copyright infringement lawsuit centering on ‘Telekinesis.’ Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg  Did Travis Scott, SZA, and Future steal from an existing track to create “Telekinesis”? A Roc Nation-signed singer-songwriter believes so, and she’s fired off a firmly worded infringement suit as a result. Victory Boyd just recently submitted that suit to a New York federal court, naming as def…

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Travis Scott & SZA Face Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Telekinesis'

Singer Victory Boyd claims Travis Scott, Future, and SZA's "Telekinesis" collaboration uses her lyrics without permission in a new lawsuit.

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Travis Scott, Future, SZA Named In “Telekinesis” Lawsuit

Victory Boyd claims that lyrics from her 2019 song, “Like The Way It Sounds,” were used on Scott’s 2023 track, “TELEKINESIS.”

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Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued over alleged lyrics theft from Victory Boyd’s song

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