American singer, The Weeknd has been sued for at least $5million for alleged plagiarism. According to TMZ, a Somali-American poet named Yasminah is suing the 28-year-old and the song’s producers, Daft Punk, for ‘at least $5million’, claiming her song Hooyo is the blueprint for ‘Starboy,’ The gossip site reported that the self-described ‘activist’ released her track in 2009, seven years before The Weeknd’s chart-topper. According to Yasminah, both tracks feature the ‘same hook, same key, similar tempo and both songs feature prominent claps on beats 2 and 4’. The Weekend’s ‘Starboy’ which was an instant hit after it was released has sold more than 6million copies in the US alone. Post navigation Lady exposes facebook old man who threatened to bonk her to death Alexis Ohanian explains why he doesn’t mind being referred to as “Serena’s husband” in spite of all his achievements, says “It’s pretty liberating”
