The lawsuit accused Nicki Minaj (left) of copyright infringement for sampling Tracy Chapman’s 'Baby Can I Hold You' song in her 2018 tune 'Sorry'. Photos: AP and Handout
Singers Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman have settled a bitter lawsuit over Minaj’s sampling of the 1988 hit song Baby Can I Hold You.
Chapman decided to accept the rapper’s US$450,000 (RM1.8mil) offer to resolve the civil case, ending a two-year dispute and avoiding an even costlier trial, according to federal court records obtained by the Daily News.
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