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Lil Nas X is using his popularity to jack old songs and rack up millions of views — and dollars — without rights to do so … according to a new lawsuit.
The 20-year-old rapper — who’s been the hottest thing in hip-hop and possibly country this year — is being sued, along with Sony, by a company called The Music Force for jacking the 1982 Bobby Caldwell song, “Carry On.”
According to the suit … X posted a track on YouTube, Spotify and Soundcloud that appropriated parts of “Carry On” without permission, and as of early July it had nearly 4 million YT views.
The Music Force alleges Lil Nas was “motivated by greed and malicious intent.”
The company is also suing Sony because it recently signed the rapper to a record deal … and it says it should made sure its artist got the song cleared.
The Music Force is asking for a whopping $25 million, claiming X has destroyed the value of its Bobby Caldwell song by jacking it.
We reached out to Lil Nas and Sony … no word back so far.
