Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd sued over Black Panther Track

A Brooklyn based rock band Yeasayer claimed that the duo Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd lifted material from the 2007 song Sunrise, altered it and inserted it into their single titled Pray, which was featured on the Black Panther soundtrack.

Washington: American rapper Kendrick Lamar and Canadian singer The Weeknd are being accused in a new federal lawsuit of swiping the music for their Black Panther soundtrack collaboration Pray for Me from a Brooklyn rock band.

According to media reports, the Brooklyn band Yeasayer has filed a lawsuit against The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar claiming that the duo has lifted and altered material from its 2007 song Sunrise.

The band further added that they inserted it into their Pray for Me single, which was featured in 2018's hit film Black Panther.

In the legal documents obtained by TMZ, the stolen part is a distinctive choral performance that the band recorded using their own voices. Yeasayer described that it "comprised of male voices singing in their highest registers, with animated, pulsing vibrato."

Yeasayer claimed that the song Pray for Me used their lyrics of Sunrise eight times and the modifications were used to conceal the infringement.

Moreover, the band is seeking unspecific damages and profits for the Black Panther song and is also asking for an injunction to block further sales and airplay of the track.

However, representatives for The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar did not immediately return requests for comment.

With inputs from ANI.