The Gap Band frontman Charlie Wilson is suing EMI's Capitol Records over claims the major licensed Snoop Dogg's hit single 'Beautiful', on which he guests, to a Heineken ad without his permission. He's suing Heineken as well, though presumably the dispute is really about what contractual obligation Capitol had to consult Wilson before licensing the record to an ad agency.
The ad lawsuit is seemingly part of a wider dispute regarding Wilson's involvement on his friend Snoop Dogg's 2002 album 'Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Boss'. He claims EMI and Capitol also owe him hundreds of thousands in royalties relating to the two songs on that album that featured his vocals - the aforementioned 'Beautiful' plus 'You Got What I Want'.
No word from the EMI camp as yet.