Obrafour Sues Drake For $10 Million Over Copyright Infringement
Drake is being sued by legendary Ghanaian rapper Obrafour for copyright infringement; sampling his 2003 remix of “Oye Ohene” on the track “Calling My Name” off the album “Honestly Nevermind.”
According to court records filed by Obrafour in New York, he claims that Canadian rapper Drake violated his copyright by using a piece of his song without permission, and that the producers of “Calling My Name” profited from his work.
The rapper said that the defendants had taken advantage of them in a number of ways, including through live performances, despite the fact that the respondents in the aforementioned infringement case had reaped enormous benefits, including the production of enormous sums of global streams and sales across a number of platforms.
Although an agent of one or more defendants approached Obrafour in an effort to secure Obrafour’s consent for the use of the copyrighted work in the infringing work, “defendants released the infringing work on June 17, 2022.”
The Ghanaian rapper claimed that after the success of “Calling My Name,” Drake and the other defendants gained financially from his creations. Obrafour wants, among other things, damages of at least $10,000,000.
Parts of the statement reads: “Defendants released the Infringing Work on June 17, 2022, despite the fact that an agent of one or more Defendants had previously contacted Obrafour seeking to obtain Obrafour’s permission for the use of the Copyrighted Work in the Infringing Work. Obrafour never granted Defendants permission to use the Copyrighted Work and the Infringing work was released mere days later.
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Drake Concert
Drake announced that his “It’s All a Blur Tour” will kick off on June 16 in New Orleans and wrap up on September 5 in Glendale, Arizona. This is Drake’s first concert tour in four years.
Dates and locations for Drake’s “IT’S ALL A BLUR” Tour 2023
Jun 16, Friday – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Jun 19, Monday – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Jun 21, Wednesday – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Jun 24, Saturday – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center Jun 28, Wednesday – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena
Jul 01, Saturday – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Jul 02, Sunday– Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Jul 05, Wednesday – Chicago, IL – United Center
Jul 06, Thursday – Chicago, IL – United Center
Jul 08, Saturday – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Jul 11, Tuesday – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Jul 12, Wednesday – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Jul 14, Friday – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Jul 17, Monday – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Jul 18, Tuesday – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Jul 25, Tuesday – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Jul 26, Wednesday – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Jul 28, Friday – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Jul 31, Monday – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Aug 12, Saturday – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
Aug 13, Sunday – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
Aug 18, Friday – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Aug 21, Monday – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Aug 22, Tuesday – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Aug 25, Friday – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Aug 28, Monday – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Sep 01, Friday – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Sep 05, Tuesday – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
