Yung Gravy Sued by Rick Astley for Copying 'Never Gonna Give You Up' Voice - TMZ

Yung Gravy Rick-Rolled successful Court ... Sued by Rick Astley for 'Betty (Get Money)'

1/26/2023 4:40 PM PT

Yung Gravy is getting a ineligible Rick-rolling from the antheral himself ... Rick Astley is suing the up-and-coming rapper for allegedly ripping disconnected the singer's dependable from his astir fashionable hit.

Astley filed ineligible docs Thursday successful L.A. claiming Gravy's hugely fashionable "Betty (Get Money)" uses an impersonated mentation of his ain dependable from 1987's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Astley says Gravy and his producers -- including Dillon Francis -- "conspired to see a deliberate and astir indistinguishable imitation of Mr. Astley's dependable passim the song." He's besides suing Nick Seeley (aka Popnick), the vocal impersonator.

Astley says helium ne'er gave Gravy, oregon anyone progressive successful "Betty (Get Money)," support to usage oregon impersonate his dependable -- and due to the fact that Gravy did so, he's spoiled immoderate aboriginal accidental for Rick to collaborate with different creator successful the future.

We should say, however, Gravy did licence the instrumental from Astley's '80s deed ... conscionable not his voice.

What's much ... Astley's suit points to immoderate examples wherever Gravy allegedly claimed helium knew helium was successful murky territory for impersonating Rick, including an interrogation with Billboard wherever helium said helium "basically remade" Rick's voice, "because it makes it easier legally."

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"Never Gonna Give You Up" was a immense deed for Astley, shooting to the #1 spot. "Betty" has been Gravy's astir palmy opus frankincense acold -- reaching Gold successful the U.S., Canada and Australia.

Astley is suing for millions of dollars.