Travis Scott, SZA and Future have been slapped with a lawsuit accusing the trio of ripping off the music “Telekinesis” from an indie artist named Victory Boyd.
The lawsuit claims Scott SZA and Future lifted key lyrics and melodies from Boyd’s 2019 observe “Just like the Method It Sounds”—and turned it into a licensed Platinum hit.
Victory Boyd, a Roc Nation signee, alleges the unique music was shared with Kanye West again in 2019 throughout a studio session.
West deliberate to launch the music as a music titled “Future Bounce” or “Ultrasound” on his Donda album, however the observe was reduce from the ultimate launch.
Boyd claims she left the observe at Kanye’s studio at his ranch in Wyoming, the place he performed the observe for Travis Scott, who began recording his model of the music with out permission.
From there, Boyd says Scott introduced in SZA and Future to assist rework the fabric into “Telekinesis” from his hit album Utopia.
Boyd claims the lyrics “I can see the longer term is trying like we degree via the sky, I can’t wait to stay in glory of everlasting paradise…would possibly as nicely flip up now, He gone pop up unannounced, hear the trumpets, do you want the way in which it sounds?” have been stolen from her observe.
The lawsuit additional alleges that the infringement didn’t cease with the music’s launch.
Regardless of Boyd refusing to grant permission for her work for use, the lawsuit contends that luxurious watch model Audemars Piguet included “Telekinesis” right into a high-profile promoting marketing campaign in 2023, reaping monetary rewards with out compensating her.
Boyd is after damages and a full accounting of earnings from the observe’s launch, streams, and stay performances.
