Tulisa To Sue Will.I.Am Over Lyrics Used In Britney Spears 'Scream and Shout' Hit
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Monday, 11 February 2013 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Former N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos is reportedly suing Will.I.Am after the Black Eyed Peas man used her lyric in a track with Britney Spears.
The lyric in question - ‘When you hear this in the club, you’d better turn this shit up’ - isn’t exactly an expertly-crafted line, but the star could receive a large sum of money (as well as songwriting credits) if she wins her case against the American, as the track (‘Scream and Shout’) has become a hit.
Tabloid paper The Sun claims that Tulisa wrote the track with Will.I.Am and producer Jean Baptiste, but Will.I.Am instead decided to record it with Britney Spears, something which has left Tulisa ‘fuming’ - especially as her debut album ‘The Female Boss’ bombed, and this track was a hit.
“Tulisa is still fuming with Will for taking the song off her,” a source told the paper. “The fact the song blew up only makes it worse. She’s well within her right to claim some of the publishing money. If she proves the words are hers, she could get a huge payout.”
Tulisa’s version of the track was originally entitled ‘I Don’t Give a Fuck’, and would have appeared on ‘The Female Boss’ had it not been scrapped for the record - a move which may seem rather regrettable for Tulisa now.
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