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Beyoncé Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Break My Soul’

Beyoncé is being sued by a New Orleans group over 'Break My Soul' for copyright infringement stemming from her use of a sample from Big Freedia.

Members of Da Showstoppaz accused the star of illegally using their 2002 song “Release a Wiggle” on her hit track that features a Big Freedia sample A New Orleans group is suing Beyoncé over her smash hit “Break My Soul” — accusing her of copyright infringement stemming from her use of a sample from Big Freedia, who they claim illegally used lyrics from their 2002 song “Release a Wiggle.” According to a complaint filed in Louisiana federal court on Wednesday, members of Da Showstoppaz — Tessa Avie, Keva Bourgeois, Henri Braggs, and Brian Clark — alleged that the Cowboy Carter artist specifically sampled Big Freedia’s 2014 track “Explode,” which illegally used “copyrighted lyrics, melody, and musical arrangement” from their 2002 song.

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