Drake Called Out By Pet Shop Boys For Using Song With No Clearance

Drake has been having points with permission of late, first with Halle Berry and now the Pet Store Boys.

On Friday (October 6), the long-lasting synth-pop duo took to social media to level out that Drizzy had used the hook from one in every of their songs with out having gotten the inexperienced gentle first. Simply hours after Drake’s extremely anticipated eighth studio album went reside, the English pair made it clear that they’d no say within the matter.

“Shocking to listen to @Drake singing the refrain of ‘West Finish ladies’ within the observe ‘All of the Events’ on his new album. No credit score given or permission requested,” they wrote on Twitter alongside the album cowl of For All The Canines. “West Finish Women” was a number one Billboard hit for the group again in 1986.

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Shocking to listen to @Drake singing the refrain of “West Finish ladies” within the observe “All of the Events” on his new album. No credit score given or permission requested.#PetText#kobaltmusic#WestEndgirls#Drake#PetShopBoyspic.twitter.com/P5siIccTw9

— Pet Store Boys (@petshopboys) October 6, 2023

Simply final month, the Toronto native rubbed Halle Berry the flawed manner after he used a photograph of her to advertise his new single with SZA, allegedly with out permission.

In mid-September, the Monster’s Ball star took to Instagram and posted a quote on a pink sq. that appeared to suggest she wasn’t a fan of the Scorpion rapper’s newest promotional efforts. “Generally it’s important to be the larger man … even in case you’re a girl!” she wrote.

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Within the feedback part, a fan requested what she’d considered the “Slime You Out” cowl artwork and Berry wasted no time earlier than sharing her ideas.

“Didn’t get my permission,” she wrote. “That’s not cool I assumed higher of him !”

She then adopted that remark up with one other, including: “Therefore my put up right this moment. When folks you admire disappoint you it’s important to be the larger particular person and transfer on !”

For the “Slime You Out” cowl artwork, Drake opted to make use of a 2012 picture of Berry being slimed on the Nickelodeon Youngsters’ Selection Awards. The SZA-assisted single was first launched by itself after which added to the brand new album when it was launched on October 6.