Diddy Pays Sting $5k Daily for 'Every Breath You Take' Sample.
Diddy clarified on Twitter that he pays Sting $5,000 a day for an unauthorized sample of the Police's song "Every Breath You Take" on Diddy's own hit "I'll Be Missing You," which Sting took him to court over and won. Sting previously revealed in 2018 that he was receiving $2,000 a day in royalties for the sample.