A lawsuit has been brought by songwriter Andy Stone who alleges he co-worte a song with the same tittle five years earlier.
"All I Want For Christmas Is You," singer Mariah Carey is being sued over the holiday song. Lawsuit was brought by Andy Stone who alleges co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier.
A complaint filed Friday in New Orleans federal court shows that Stone, who lives in Mississippi, is seeking at least $20 million in damages for copyright infringement and misappropriation, among other claims, from Carey and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff as well as from Sony Corporation of America and its subsidiary Sony Music Entertainment.
Stone is known as Vince Vance of New Orlean Country pop band Vince Vance & the Valiants, co-wrote and recorded his version of "All I want for christmas is you" in 1989. The song then received "extensive airplay" during the 1993 Christmas season and "began making appearances on the Billboard Music Charts."
Carey's version was released in 1994 as part of her album "Merry Christmas". The song has long received widespread play on itunes, or other streaming service, and radio. It would particularly during the holiday season.
It has also topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart every year since 2019, despite having been recorded a quarter century earlier. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was Carey’s 19th No. 1 song, one fewer than The Beatles.
Both songs have different lyrics and melodies, but the same title. However, the lawsuit argues that Carey and the other defendants “never sought or obtained permission” to use, reproduce or distribute Stone's song which was a "copyrightable subject matter" prior Carey's 1994 release.
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