CAREY AND THE-DREAM SUED OVER DUET
MARIAH CAREY and THE-DREAM are facing legal action over their duet MY LOV E from a production duo alleging they wrote the song.
Preston Marshall and Demario Driver have filed a lawsuit against the si ngers and record label Island Def Jam for copyright infringement, seeking $450,000 (=C2=A3300,000) in damages, according to YoRaps.com.
The producers claim they emailed their song Are You The One to music ex ecutive Jeff Huffman in 2008 only to hear a version of it on The-Dream’s album Love vs. Money the following year (09).
Marshall explains, "I sent the song to (Huffman) via email. I never hea rd back from him. (After hearing the song on The-Dream’s album) I was hur t because you put a lot of time and effort into this. You know, music is my life. I feed my family this way." The-Dream has previously spoken about composing the track, revealing he wrote its lyrics with Carey in mind.
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