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Diddy Pays Sting $5,000 Daily for 26-Year-Old Sample.

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Source: Los Angeles Times
Diddy Pays Sting $5,000 Daily for 26-Year-Old Sample.
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Diddy confirmed that he pays Sting $5,000 a day for sampling the Police's 1983 hit "Every Breath You Take" in his 1997 song "I'll Be Missing You." Sting had previously claimed he made $2,000 a day from the sample. Diddy's correction suggests he has paid over $1.8 million annually for the sample. Sting sued for copyright infringement and eventually gained the right to claim 100% of royalties on the remix. Despite this, the two have become "very good friends."

Topics:entertainment#copyright#diddy#hip-hop#music#sampling#sting
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