Carey is being sued by two men who claim they wrote a song with the same name.
All I want for Christmas is… a lawsuit.
As reported by TMZMariah Carey is being sued once again over her classic song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
Two men, Andy Stone and Travis Powers, are suing the singer for $20 million in damages over the song. According to Stone and Powers, they wrote a 1989 Christmas song with the same name.
This is also not the first time the 1989 songwriters have sued Carey. Last year, Stone and Powers filed a nearly identical lawsuit. In the lawsuit, they initially alleged that Carey copied the song from her after it received wide airplay, even hitting the Billboard charts in 1993. The following year, Carey’s hit song was released.
In documents obtained by TMZ, Stone and Powers state that there are several similarities in the lyrical hook, melody, and overall feel compared to their song. The duo’s attorneys further added that Mariah “took over these jobs with her incredulous origin story, as if those jobs were hers.”
“His arrogance knows no limits, not even his credited co-author does not believe the story he has told. “This is simply a case of actionable infringement,” the attorneys continued.
According Billboard, An attorney representing Stone and Powers is Gerard P. Fox. Fox is the same attorney who represented two songwriters who accused Taylor Swift of stealing lyrics from “Shake It Off.” That case lasted five years and ended in 2022 with a confidential settlement.
Even though Mariah’s Christmas classic is hard to avoid, Stone and Powers aren’t backing down from their lawsuit. The artists are looking for a salary and ask the judge to close it.
As reported by BillboardMariah’s rep did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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