Universal Music Group and Warner Chappell Music have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that claimed Quavo’s 2018 track “Bubble Gum” lifted from a demo given to the Migos rapper a few years earlier.
Lawyers informed a judge of the settlement in a Wednesday (Nov. 11) court filing, obtained and first reported by Billboard. Deal terms are confidential, and the resolution concludes the entirety of the case that’s been going on since 2024.
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A rapper named Lamount London, who goes by L.Mont, claimed that he gave Quavo (Quavious Marshall) a CD containing a demo of his song “Bubblegum” after opening for Migos and 2 Chainz at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre in 2016. London alleged that Quavo copied multiple elements from the demo for his own “Bubble Gum” track, released on solo album Quavo Huncho in 2018.
“There are unmistakable similarities between the two works,” read London’s lawsuit. “Based upon a side-by-side comparison of the two songs, a layperson could hear similarities in the lyrics, arrangement, melody, core expression, content, and other compositional elements in both songs and conclude that songs are essentially identical.”
London sought financial damages for copyright infringement from Quavo, UMG and Warner Chappell. UMG’s Motown and Capitol Records handled distribution for Quavo Huncho, which hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spent 27 weeks on the chart. Warner Chappell administers some of the song’s publishing rights.
The lawsuit had still been in early stages when it settled, so none of the defendants had yet responded in writing with their legal positions on the claims.
Reps for London, Quavo, UMG and Warner did not return requests for comment on the resolution.
