Jamie Foxx has been sued over the lyrics and instrumental in his song 'Party Ain't a Party' less than a week after its release.
Nontra Records filed a lawsuit on Thursday (September 18) alleging that the instrumental used in the track was originally sent to musician J Rand, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
DJ Mustard - the producer of the song - and guest artist 2 Chainz have also been named alongside Foxx in the dispute.
Nontra Records claims that J Rand and Poe Boy Music Group - his record company at the time - received the instrumental from DJ Mustard, and that it acquired the rights to the song after buying J Rand's contract.
The complainant added that it believes many of the lyrics in J Rand and Foxx's versions are "identical" to each other.
The lawsuit states: "Specifically, the underlying material and Jaime Foxx's lyrics contained in the Subsequent Work are identical to the lyrics sung by J Rand in the sound recording of the Original Work."
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DJ Mustard's legal representative commented: "DJ Mustard did not grant any rights to a third party to exploit the recording 'Party Ain't A Party' and, accordingly, this claim against DJ Mustard has absolutely no merit."
Nontra Records is seeking upwards of $150,000 (£92,000) for copyright infringement.
Sam Moore is a culture writer from the UK, writing mainly about film, TV and music for the likes of The Guardian, GQ, The Independent and many more. He is currently working on a book about the making of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
