Mariah Carey Christmas

The singer, 53, released the track in 1994 as part of her album Merry Christmas, but she and her co-writer Walter Afansieff have been accused of copying the ...

This is so early in my life and my career,” but I’m so thankful that it did because it came out of a pure place.’ At first I doubted it too. The lawsuit, filed by Andy Stone at the US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana, alleges that the song was taken from one of the same name that he co-wrote for Vince Vance & the Valiants in 1989 and never gave permission for it to be used.

Songwriter Andy Stone claims he co-wrote hit in 1989 and has never given permission for it to be used.

They allege the defendants also committed “acts of unjust enrichment by the unauthorised appropriation of plaintiff’s work and the goodwill associated therewith”. Carey released the song in 1994 as part of her album Merry Christmas and it has gone on to be recognised as one of the most well-known festive hits. Mariah Carey is being sued for $20m (£16m) for alleged copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want for Christmas Is You.

Andy Stone, known as Vince Vance, filed a lawsuit against Carey on Friday in a New Orleans federal court.

But others say it has become overplayed and irritating, with one Texas bar last year banning the playing of the song before Dec. 1 and thereafter allowing it to be played only “one time a night.” Copyright does not generally extend to song titles alone, with dozens of registered entriesfor “All I Want for Christmas is You” at the U.S. Copyright Office as of Saturday.for “All I Want for Christmas is You” at the U.S. Copyright Office as of Saturday. The court documents describe Vance as a self-employed artist who in 1989 co-wrote a song titled “All I Want for Christmas is You” and recorded it in a studio in Nashville. It was later released and “receiving extensive airplay during the 1993 Christmas season … began making appearances on the Billboard Music Charts.”

In a complaint filed in New Orleans federal court, Andy Stone is seeking at least $20 million in damages from Carey, her co-writer and Sony Music ...

Stone's lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment. It has also topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart every year since 2019, despite having been recorded a quarter century earlier. Spokespeople for Carey and Sony Music did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Songwriter Andy Stone says he co-wrote a song with the same name five years earlier, arguing that Ms Carey exploited his "popularity" and "style". Despite ...

It is not unusual for different songs to have the same name, and the United States Copyright Office lists 177 entries on its website under the title All I Want for Christmas is You. A must-have on any Christmas playlist, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You is one of the best known Christmas records of all time. Singer Mariah Carey is being sued for copyright infringement over her 1994 Christmas mega-hit, All I Want for Christmas is You.

Afanasieff and Sony Music are listed as co-defendants on the lawsuit. The copyright infringement lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, bases its claims on the ...

Instead, Stone believes that, as the writer of a song called “All I Want for Christmas Is You” that predated Carey’s own single, he has the copyright on subsequent works bearing that title. “Song titles aren’t entitled to copyright protection,” intellectual property rights lawyer Pamela Koslyn told Deadline. “Defendants knew or should have known of Plaintiff’s copyright,” the lawsuit states, adding that Stone’s single received “extensive airplay” during the 1993 Christmas season.

Mariah Carey is facing a hefty lawsuit connected to her hit song "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

This isn’t the first instance in which Mariah Carey has dealt with a legal situation. It would seem the song has sparked a bit of controversy, though, as Carey now finds herself facing a $20 million lawsuit connected to it. As you’d expect, the former wife of Nick Cannon also gets the royalties from platforms like Spotify, on which the song smashed multiple records.

Vince Vance alleges that Carey exploited the “popularity and unique style” of his 1989 song of the same name.

But Vince Vance’s assertion that Carey and Sony exploited his “popularity and unique style” to propel the latter version of “All I Want” up the charts just seems absurd. That being said: It’s damn hard to remember the last time a legal claim of this type got a bigger, more bemused “Yeah, really?” from us on initial read. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is, hands down, one of the most successful holiday songs of all time.

The lawsuit has been brought by Andy Stone, a songwriter from Mississippi who alleges he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier.

Carey’s version was released in 1994 as part of her “Merry Christmas” album. Stone, artistically known Vince Vance of the New Orleans country-pop band Vince Vance & the Valiants, co-wrote and recorded his version of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1989, according to the complaint. Sony and Afanasieff as well as representatives of Carey also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The pop star is being sued for $20 million over copyright infringement for her mega-Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas is You."

Carey's song has become a staple in the holiday tradition and amassed global infamy since its release in 1994 on Carey's "Merry Christmas" album. So far, Carey has not responded to the lawsuit. Stone, who co-wrote and recorded the song in Nashville in 1989, claims his version of the song received "extensive airplay" during the 1993 Christmas season and even began making appearances on the Billboard music charts.