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Minaj was sued by folk singer Tracy Chapman for copyright infringement over the song "Sorry," which, Chapman says, unauthorizedly incorporates the lyrics and vocal melody of her song "Baby, then I hold you head.
Chapman claims that in the lawsuit, obtained by CNN, Minaj and her representatives began looking for use of the song in June 2018, but Chapman rejected their request, which had been made after Minaj had recorded the song for her album "Queen".
"Sorry" was not included in "Queen", released in August.
According to Chapman's lawsuit, Minaj provided a copy of the song to a popular New York DJ at HOT 97, a hip-hop radio station. Chapman claims that the DJ then promoted the release of the song on his social networks and aired it on the air.
Minaj did not respond to the complaint. However, the lawsuit mentions a tweet now deleted from Minaj in which – before the release of his album – acknowledged having trouble retaining or not the song on his album, as this would have delayed the release of "Queen's".
Grammy Award winner Chapman, who was a major player in the music scene of the late '80s and' 90s, is best known for his songs "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason".
Cheri Mossburg from CNN contributed to this story.
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