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“It’d been a minute since he’d heard the song; Hirschfield said he was struck by how catchy its hook was.”
“With that on your resume?’” And even when songwriters and producers do come forward with allegations of copyright theft involving famous pop songs, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to assess the merits of their claims.”
“The journeyman producer has posted repeatedly about the album’s success; when Renaissance was nominated for nine Grammys, he showed up at the awards ceremony in L.A.”
“And, finally, in a hit that borrows its chorus melody from a well-known song from 2011, how do copyright infringement cases work in a music industry more reliant than ever on interpolations and reinterpretations of older material?”
“Hirschfield alleged that he then began writing a Lykke Li-inspired chorus that, less than six months later, would be featured, verbatim, on Drake ’s global hit “Janice STFU.” It would be a stunning story if proven to be true, but that lawsuit is dead for now, raising serious questions about the nature — and legitimacy — of Hirschfield’s claims.”
“When “Heated” was released, Hirschfield exclaimed on X that he had “co-produced” Beyoncé’s song.”
“The 33-year-old Portland, Oregon, musician describes himself on LinkedIn as a “studio manager, audio engineer, and music producer” and states that his clients have included everyone from Playboi Carti and Travis Scott to Star Wars and Disney.”
“How did an essentially unknown producer with no mainstream writing credits prior to 2022 become not only a credited songwriter for Beyoncé (he’s listed on one song from Renaissance ), but also, so he claimed, the composer of the entire chorus of one of the biggest pop songs of this year?”
““The complaint speaks for itself,” the representative said during that initial interview.”
“In some published credits , Hirschfield is listed as having provided guitars and co-produced the song.”
““This song was written specifically for Drake using music provided to [Hirschfield] that was created by Drake’s producers.” It’s not clear what transpired after that.”
“The writing credits for the song are currently shared by more than a dozen different individuals.”
“Account Welcome Manage Account Manage Print Account Sign Out Log In Courts Update Drake ‘Janice STFU’ Copyright Lawsuit is Withdrawn Less than two weeks after an Oregon producer claimed he wrote the chorus to one of this year’s biggest hits, the lawsuit is dead for now By Jonathan Bernstein Jonathan Bernstein The 2027 Grammys Contenders for Song of the Year Should Be Predominantly Women Willie Nelson Endorses James Talarico in Texas Senate Race Kid Rock Enlists Accused Sexual Assaulter for New Christian Album View all posts by Jonathan Bernstein October 27, 2026 Add us as a Google Preferred Source Drake’s team categorically denied the claim that an uncredited Oregon producer wrote the chorus to his hit song.”
“This connection to Drake was emphasized heavily in Hirschfield’s lawsuit, and in much of the initial press surrounding it.”
“Barely 10 days after it was filed, the case has been voluntarily dismissed, according to a recent court filing.”
“Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP Earlier this month, in a lawsuit filed in federal court, a producer and rapper from Oregon named Aviel Hirschfield claimed he was driving to Seattle last year in a friend’s borrowed Maybach when “I Follow Rivers,” the 2011 indie-pop classic by Swedish singer Lykke Li , started playing.”
“But, in a surprising twist, just days after Rolling Stone sent several additional follow-up questions to Hirschfield’s attorney, the producer officially withdrew the case in court.”
“The dismissal marks a sharp turn of events for a case that was covered and dissected endlessly in the week-plus since the complaint was first filed, from music publications like this one to the mainstream Canadian press to a flurry of vlogs, podcasts, and viral threads debating the legitimacy of the allegations against Drake.”
“Editor’s picks The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century At the center of the short-lived case was a recording leaked to X that purported to be a demo recording by Hirschfield, complete with a pitched-down vocal singing the familiar chorus of “Janice STFU.” In an interview with Rolling Stone last week, a representative for the producer stood by the legitimacy of the demo recording, stating that “multiple experts” had already examined the metadata Hirschfield provided for the file and deemed it legitimate.”
“But as soon as it leaked online, assorted internet sleuths wondered if the demo seemed suspicious.”
“In other versions of the credits, Hirschfield (listed as Calev) is credited simply with having provided guitar.”