{
  "id": 19690751,
  "title": "Quavo ‘Bubble Gum’ Song Copying Lawsuit Settled by Universal and Warner Chappell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/quavo-bubble-gum-song-copying-lawsuit-settled-by-universal-and-warner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T18:34:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/quavo-bubble-gum-lawsuit-settled/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Universal Music Group and Warner Chappell have resolved a lawsuit accusing rapper Quavo of copying elements of the song \"Bubble Gum\" from a demo given to him in 2016. The settlement, announced on November 11th, ends the legal dispute that began in 2024. The confidential terms of the agreement were disclosed in a court filing. The case was brought by Lamount London, also known as L.Mont, who claimed he provided Quavo with a CD containing the demo after performing with Migos and 2 Chainz in New Orleans in 2016. London alleged Quavo copied multiple elements including lyrics, arrangement, melody, and core expression from the demo for his own \"Bubble Gum\" track released in 2018.",
  "summary": "The Migos rapper was accused of stealing his 2018 solo track from a concert opener's demo.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}