A copyright lawsuit accusing Travis Scott of using an uncleared vocal sample on songs from ASTROWORLD and UTOPIA has been dropped.
Songwriters Dion Norman and Derrick Ordogne voluntarily dismissed their claims against Scott and Sony Music on Friday, 9 October.
The court filing reportedly does not reveal why the case was dismissed or whether the parties reached a private settlement. Neither side has publicly commented on the development.
Lawsuit alleged use of 1992 vocal sample
Norman and Ordogne filed the lawsuit in early 2024, alleging that Scott improperly sampled the repeated word “alright” from the 1992 DJ Jimi song “Bitches (Reply).”
They claimed that the sample appeared on “STARGAZING,” released on Scott’s 2018 album ASTROWORLD, and “TIL FURTHER NOTICE,” which featured on his 2023 album UTOPIA.
The songwriters argued that permission should have been obtained before the vocal was used.
Their complaint pointed to reported licensing agreements involving the same recording on other songs, including Kid Cudi’s “Girls,” Cardi B’s “Bickenhead” and Diddy’s “Need Somebody.”
Travis Scott challenged copyright claim
Scott and Sony Music challenged the lawsuit, arguing that a short repetition of the common word “alright” was not sufficiently original to qualify for copyright protection.
Their legal team reportedly described the phrase as commonplace and maintained that it lacked the minimum level of creativity required under United States copyright law.
Metro Boomin and James Blake, who worked on “TIL FURTHER NOTICE,” were initially named as defendants but were removed from the case earlier in the proceedings.
No settlement publicly disclosed
The voluntary dismissal ends the litigation without a public court ruling on whether copyright infringement occurred.
It remains unclear whether the parties reached a settlement, and no settlement terms have been publicly disclosed.
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