Nicki Minaj to pay Tracy Chapman $450,000 in copyright suit
By Reuters
11 January 2021 |
12:22 pm
In 2018, Minaj requested a license to use Chapman's song, "Baby Can I Hold You", for a potential song on her album, 'Queen,' called "Sorry".
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