
Treyce and Nelly Furtado. (Photo: Instagram/@eutreyce and Mathew Tsang/Getty Images – POPline use authorized)
One of the successes of Carnival in 2023 he was “little love”song sung by treyce, just 17 years old. The song, which conquered the public after the videos made by the influencer barbecueit has interpolation of a hit that marked the 2000s, “Say It Right”from the Nelly Furtado. Even after recording a video where she had fun with the choreography, the singer would be behind the copyright of the song. Understand this situation!
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“little love” he has WK as a main composer who has worked with several artists, such as IZA, Leo Santana, Mirella It is Ana Castile. In his social networks, the artist commented that the song is not a plagiarism of “Say It Right”. In fact, according to him, the song recorded by Trayce is a version of the original, released in the 2000s by Nelly Furtado.
The music was built upon a interpolation of the original song. Unlike the samplewhich is the addition of a part of one song to another, “little love” recreated the melody known in the Canadian singer’s success to adapt to the range of treyce.
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It is worth remembering that this practice is very common in the market and has already been used by big names such as Anita, in “Red Bikini”, Ludmillain “Only one”, Mari Fernandezin “Your Friend Cares”, Taylor Swiftin “Look What You Made Me Do”or Olivia Rodrigo, in “good 4 u”.
That is, songs with interpolations are common and should not be characterized as plagiarism. However, it is essential to have the authorization of the artists involved in the original work which served as the basis for the production of the new product, even if they are from different countries.
Did Nelly Furtado go after the copyright for “Lovezinho”? Understand!
The original production was launched in 2006, as part of the “Loose”third album by Nelly Furtado. The track was created by Timbalandwho has worked alongside Beyonce, jay-z, Justin Timberlake, Madonna It is Sam SmithIt is dancewho has collaborated with SZA, Britney Spears, DJ Khaled, pink, gucci mane It is Mariah Carey.
At the time, “Say It’s Right” was a hit that dominated the music charts and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song received two nominations at the Grammy. In the year following its release, it became the second best-selling song in the world, behind only “Umbrella”from the Rihanna.
According to WKnone of the team Nelly Furtado or his record label came after those responsible for “little love”. In fact, he stated that the version request was made and that artists are currently negotiating the rights to the song.
“The version request has already been made, there is already negotiation in progress. Now, the response time was a little slow… but like every international hit, it depends on a series of contractual adjustments”, he commented on social networks.
In case of “Say It Right”this negotiation may take longer, since Nelly Furtado, Timbaland It is dance own rights to the music. That way, WK It is treyce depend on the authorization of all the names involved with the original track so that “little love” keep packing several videos over the internet.