*Mariah Carey is being sued again for copyright infringement over her hit holiday single “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
We reported previously that Carey was sued in 2022 for apparently ripping off the single by country singer Andy Stone, who claims the songstress was inspired by his song and used the same title. (Scroll down to listen to the two songs. You decide if she ripped him off.)
Stone is suing Mariah Carey for copyright infringement and claims he co-wrote and recorded a song titled “All I Want For Christmas Is You” years before Carey dropped her legendary holiday hit.
The lawsuit states Stone recorded the song in 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee, and that it was a hit at the time. The single even appeared on the Billboard chart in 1993 during the Christmas season, TMZ reported.
However, Carey released her song in 1994 with an accompanying music video, and became one of her biggest singles to date. Stone further claimed that her team didn’t reach out to him for permission to use the title.
Stone withdrew his original lawsuit in Louisiana federal court last year and refiled the copyright case this week. As The Blast reports, Stone and his co-writer Troy Powers said in the California federal court lawsuit that Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” copies their song’s “compositional structure of an extended comparison between a loved one and trappings of seasonal luxury.”
The plaintiffs are seeking at least $20 million in damages.
The new lawsuit also names Carey’s label Sony Music and Universal Music Group.
Carey’s song appeared on her 1994 album “Merry Christmas,” and has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart every year since 2019. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” marked Carey’s 19th No. 1 song.
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