Portishead Once Again Calls Out The Weeknd Over Sampling Issue
As you might remember, last July when The Weeknd released his song “Belong To The World”
As you might remember, last July when The Weeknd released his song “Belong To The World” Portishead‘s Geoff Barrow was not pleased. Barrow immediately took to Twitter to point out the unauthorized use of their song “Machine Gun,” and made the remark “When someone asks to sample you and you refuse they should have the respect as a fellow artist to not use it.” He later followed up with, “Seems The Weekend have said there is no sample used or enough likeness to Machine Gun to warrant any infringement….or credit.” Nearly a year later, it appears that issue has yet to be resolved. Early this morning Barrow tweeted a document showing The Weeknd’s request to use the record and was sure to mention the R&B artist along the way. No response yet from The Weeknd, however if he does release a statement we’ll keep you updated.
Hey kids Part 1 of “No Infringement” @theweeknd pic.twitter.com/UWZqW193cS
— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) May 5, 2014
