Travis Scott Lawsuit Over Sample Dropped

A lawsuit accusing Travis Scott of using an unlicensed sample has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs. Dion Norman and Derrick Ordogne, co-writers of the 1992 song "B -- -s Reply," dropped their legal claims against Scott and Sony Music on Friday, October 9, 2026. The lawsuit, filed at the beginning of 2024, alleged that Scott incorporated an uncleared sample from their song into "Stargazing" (2018) and "Til Further Notice" (2023).

The tracks in question both feature a repetition of the word "alright," which the songwriters claimed was lifted from their original work. Scott and Sony, his distributor and publisher, countered that these repetitions are not copyrightable under U.S. law, asserting they lack the minimal creativity required for copyright protection. An earlier version of the lawsuit had also named Metro Boomin and James Blake, who were previously dropped from the case earlier in 2026.