Apr 20, 2007 • 1 min read

Des'ree sues Beyonce over cover

Des'ree has sued Beyonce over her cover of 'Still In Love (Kissing You)', claiming it was released without permission, and seeks $150,000 in damages.

Des'ree - remember her right? - well, she has begun legal action against Beyonce over her cover version of 'Still In Love (Kissing You)', claiming that the Destiny's Child star released her cover of the track without permission.

Beyonce and Des'ree's people did discuss the cover version before its release on the 'deluxe edition' of Beyonce's 'B'Day' album, which was released in the US earlier this month, but the British singer objected to Beyonce's proposal to change the song's title (the original was called 'I'm Kissing You') and to the recording of a video for the song, so a deal allegedly wasn't struck. But Beyonce's label released the cover anyway, with the new title, and reportedly made a video for it too.

Des'ree has filed her lawsuit against the recording and video at the Manhattan Federal Court asking the court to stop distribution of the song and for $150,000 in damages.

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