Apparently Pet Store Boys Are Feuding With Drake Now

There’s a second in Drake’s latest tune “All of the Events” — sure, it’s the identical one with the “DJ Pooper Scooper” bit — the place Drake works in a few strains from a really totally different tune that made its debut a number of years earlier than his start. That tune is Pet Store Boys’ “West Finish Women” — and it seems the artist who first made that tune well-known isn’t terribly thrilled about it.

As Abby Jones reported at Consequence, the band took to their Instagram account to say that it was “stunning” to listen to the “West Finish Women” interpolation in Drake’s tune. “No credit score given or permission requested,” they added.

It’s value noting right here that this isn’t a case of a scrappy DIY artist riffing on a traditional pop tune for subversive causes. That is one world-famous musician quoting the work of one other world-famous musician. There’s loads of precedent for big-name artists being particularly diligent with regards to acknowledging samples and references – see additionally, this in depth breakdown of the work that knowledgeable Beyoncé’s Lemonade.

As Jones factors out within the article, Pet Store Boys usually are not alone in taking difficulty with a sure Toronto-based pop star. Halle Berry can be upset with Drake as a result of his use of {a photograph} of her. On condition that Drake’s latest tour has actually set monetary data, it’s onerous to think about that he doesn’t have the cash to compensate Pet Store Boys for his or her work — making this entire feud that rather more baffling.