Rapper used a sample of The Police track in the hit “I’ll Be Missing You”
Diddyartistic name of Sean John Combsrevealed how much he pays to Sting in royalties daily. The musician used a sample of “Every Breath You Take,” hit do The Policein the track “I’ll Be Missing You,” but only asked for permission after launch.
The single, which is a tribute to Notorious BIGwas released in 1997. diddy It is Sting they made an agreement and, in 2018, the musician from The Police stated that the payment was US$2,000 (about R$10,000) per day.
The interview with Sting returned to circulation in the last week, and diddy clarified that the amount is slightly higher in response to a Twitter user: “No. $5k a day (about R$25k). Love to my brother, Sting.”
The musicians don’t seem to hold grudges over what happened. “We’re great friends now. It’s a beautiful version of that song,” Sting declared in the same interview given in 2018.
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Source: Rollingstone
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