Singer Sues Sony Over ‘Sample’ in Lopez Song

R&B; singer Debra Laws filed suit against Sony Corp.’s music unit, claiming the company and its Epic label illegally “sampled” her 1980 song “Very Special” as part of Jennifer Lopez’s current hit single, “All I Have.”

Laws asked the Los Angeles County Superior Court to issue an injunction blocking Sony from using her material in Lopez’s song and accompanying music video.

Sony Music executives in New York weren’t available to comment.

The suit called the Lopez song an unauthorized “hip-hop remake” of Laws’ recording for Elektra/Asylum Records. “All I Have” is the No. 1 song in the U.S.