Diddy Pays Sting $5K Daily for Unauthorized Sample in "I'll Be Missing You"
TL;DR
Diddy revealed in a tweet that he pays Sting $5,000 a day in royalties for sampling his 1983 single "Every Breath You Take" in his 1997 hit "I'll Be Missing You." The track served as a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. and earned Diddy awards at the 1997 Billboard Music Awards ceremony. Sting initially received $2,000 a day from Diddy, but they are now good friends.
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