Is Mariah Carey's festive classic a copy? Andy Stone reignites $20M copyright suit over Carey's holiday hit
Hindustan TimesCountry singer Andy Stone, performing as Vince Vance, has reignited a U.S. copyright lawsuit against pop icon Mariah Carey, alleging that her holiday hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ unlawfully borrowed from his band Vince Vance & the Valiants' song of the same name. In a California federal court, Stone and co-writer Troy Powers have initiated the lawsuit, alleging that Carey's hit unlawfully replicated their song's "compositional structure of an extended comparison between a loved one and trappings of seasonal luxury" along with various lyrical and musical elements. Conversely, Mariah Carey's rendition of the song made its debut on her 1994 album 'Merry Christmas' and has subsequently established itself as a cherished Christmas classic, maintaining a remarkable streak of topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart during every holiday season since 2019. This latest legal showdown between Andy Stone and Mariah Carey will play out in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California under the case name Stone v. Carey.
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Mariah Carey sued for copyright infringement over All I Want For Christmas Is You
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Mariah Carey sued for $20m for allegedly copying All I Want for Christmas is You
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