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Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” Profits At Risk Over Unlicensed Sample

Beyoncé is facing a legal battle over a sample used on her 2022 Renaissance album track “Alien Superstar.” Hirose Enterprise and producer Shuji Hirose filed suit claiming they own the rights to a song called “Moonraker” performed by John Holiday, and that Beyoncé’s team sampled the spoken-word introduction without proper licensing. The lawsuit reveals a licensing gap that’s raising questions about how the sample was cleared. According to court documents, Beyoncé’s team never obtained a license before releasing the album but secured one from Holiday himself weeks after the album’s release.

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