Beyoncé And Jay-Z Sued By Jamaican Artist Over ‘Black Effect’
June 18, 2020
5:46 pm
Beyoncé Knowles Carter and her husband Jay-Z are being accused of not giving a Jamaican artist credit for her contribution to their single “Black Effect.”
Lenora Antoinette Stines filed Tuesday in the United States District Court Central District of California to be compensated for copyright infringement, right of publicity and unjust enrichment.
The suit is centered around the song “Black Effect” from the couple’s joint 2018 album, “Everything is Love.”
Jay-Z’s legal name is Shawn Carter and the album is credited to “The Carters.”
CNN has reached out to reps for the couple for comment.
According to the suit, a
