A simple celebratory message on social media by Wolftyla turned into an online spat with Megan Thee Stallion. Last year, Megan released her Fever mixtape and later Wolftyla shared an image of the tracklist with the caption, "Got my first placement and it’s on an album by a woman who i think is fire." She hashtagged the song "Simon Says," a track that featured Juicy J, but Megan came back with ire.
"I write all my own sh*t don’t let nobody gas you up like that,” Megan Thee Stallion shared on her Instagram Story. “That clout sh*t crazy." According to The Source she also stated, "Like I said don’t nobody write my sh*t for me… so don’t try to insinuate you did… just be clear from the beginning. I didn’t even know she had nothing to do with the song Juicy J say you ain’t write nothing. Simon says shut tf up.”
A back-and-forth ensued, but in a recent interview with No Jumper, Wolftyla explained in detail how she came to be involved with the Fever song. "I was in a studio session and I was playing my music and somehow happened to leave the door open to the studio session and Juicy [J]'s manager came in," she said. The manager told Wolftyla that he was a fan and invited her to another session the following day. "I went in there, they played me a bunch of beats, I picked out the beats that I loved, I did some writing on it, melodies on it, and then boom."
"I was just going in there really humble," Wolftyla added about working with the Three 6 Mafia artist. "Juicy J's a legend and I'm not gonna sit here and bash him because, hey, the industry is the industry and business is business, but I definitely was going in there bright-eyed and really excited to work with him." She wasn't happy with being portrayed as a liar.
Wolftyla added that as a Vine star who is trying to transition into a serious artist, it was a heavy blow. However, she knew the song was going to come out with Megan Thee Stallion because she claims July J's manager contacted her asking for her BMI information. Watch the clip of Wolftyla on No Jumper below.
Lizzo Hit With Countersuit Over "Truth Hurts" Writing Credits
Lizzo has been countersued by three songwriters who claim that they’ve been denied proper songwriting credits for her hit song, “Truth Hurts.”
Lizzo‘s lawsuit against three songwriters last October has been hit with a countersuit, in which they claim that they deserve credit for writing her breakout hit, “truth Hurts.” Lizzo initially filed the lawsuit against the two brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, as well as Justin “Yves” Rothman, seeking a determination that they did not deserve credit for the song. However, the Raisens and Rothman have fired back, alleging that they assisted in writing an eerily similar song with Lizzo called “Healthy” months earlier.
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“Lizzo is a talented musician and performer who currently enjoys immense popularity based on a hit song that she did not write alone,” their attorney, Lawrence Iser, said in a statement. “The Counterclaims we filed today seek a judgment from the court that the song that is now called ‘Truth Hurts’ originated in Justin Raisen’s home recording studio from a collaboration among our clients, Justin and Jeremiah Raisen and Yves Rothman, along with Lizzo and Jesse Saint John. When the case proceeds to trial, we look forward to sharing the sound recordings, videos, photographs and musicology that 100% prove that collaboration. Our clients deserve their fair share of the recognition and revenue that comes from collaborating on a hit song.”
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The countersuit claims that, according to a musicologist, there are “strikingly similar lyric and musical elements” in the two songs. Both songs open The now-famous line, “I just did a DNA test / turns out I’m a 100% that bitch,” open both “Healthy” and “Truth Hurts.” Furthermore, the next line in “Healthy” is “even when I’m holistic,” while in “Truth Hurts,” it’s the strikingly similar “even when I’m crying crazy.” The use of piano, Lizzo’s “vamping,” and the overall structure of the chorus and verses are also very similar in both tracks. In the initial suit, Lizzo claimed that the songwriters had given a written waiver of any right to the song. When she first caught wind of the whole scandal, she wrote on social media: “The men who now claim a piece of Truth Hurts did not help me write any part of the song. They had nothing to do with the line or how I chose to sing it. There was no one in the room when I wrote Truth Hurts, except me, Ricky Reed, and my tears. That song is my life and its words are my truth.”
Mariah Carey & Pharrell Are Among The Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2020 Inductees
Also in the class of 2020 includes Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, The Isley Brothers, Eurythmics, Rick Nowels, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Steve Miller.
As if anyone would question the pen game of either Mariah Carey or Pharrell Williams, both superstar musicians will officially be inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall Of Fame for the upcoming 2020 ceremony.
Announced earlier today on CBS This Morning, the Class of 2020 enlists Mimi, Skateboard P and his production partner Chad Hugo — they're credited together as The Neptunes — the iconic R&B musical family known simply as The Isley Brothers, British pop duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart known professionally as Eurythmics, frequent Lana Del Ray collaborator Rick Nowels, Motown legend William "Mickey" Stevenson and finally 2016 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Steve Miller. Each of these talented musicians have a handful of iconic hit records under their belt, so it's no surprised to see any of them being honored with such a high honor. If anything, the real question that will be on the minds of many is why they weren't inducted sooner.
Congratulations to the 2020 Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductees! Take a look at that one time in '06 when Mariah Carey and Pharrell ran through Paris for the music video to her Emancipation Of Mimi single "Say Somethin'":