Overview
- GRC Trust filed the complaint on Oct. 21 against Lizzo and Atlantic Records, alleging the snippet incorporates, interpolates, and samples the 1970s composition.
- The suit seeks an injunction blocking further exploitation plus monetary relief, including any profits defendants allegedly derived and the trust’s claimed losses.
- The clip—posted to Instagram and TikTok in August and referencing Sydney Sweeney with the line “I got good jeans like I’m Sydney”—has since been removed.
- Lizzo’s representatives say they were surprised by the filing and maintain the track has never been commercially released or monetized, with no decision on a future release.
- Plaintiffs say licensing talks reached an impasse; the composition is credited to Sam Dees with BMI listing Jimmy Ginn for publishing, and the case now proceeds in court.