--- title: "Drake responds to lawsuit over 'Janice STFU' chorus" description: "Most outlets reported that Drake is denying allegations that he stole the chorus of his song \"Janice STFU\" from another artist, with The News International noting that the producer had previously taken legal action. Geo News similarly highlighted the ongoing legal challenge and Drake’s rejection of the claim. Both outlets framed the issue as a dispute over song credits, without adding further context or commentary." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14946-drake-calls-lawsuit-over-a-janice-stfu-completely-false site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Drake responds to lawsuit over 'Janice STFU' chorus entertainment · updated 19 Oct 2026, 3:11 AM PKT · 17–19 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with Drake's denial of the allegations in the lawsuit over the chorus of his song "Janice STFU," emphasizing that his team has called the claims false. The News International also noted the initial lawsuit by producer Aviel Calev Hirschfield, who accused Drake of using the chorus without credit. Geo News framed the story as a new problem for Drake but similarly focused on his rejection of the accusation. Both excerpts mention the legal dispute but differ slightly in emphasis, with The News International highlighting the prior legal action and Geo News focusing more on the current implications for the rapper. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 19 Oct 2026 — Drake calls lawsuit over ‘Janice STFU’ completely false (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Drake calls lawsuit over ‘Janice STFU’ completely false](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1569206/drake-calls-lawsuit-over-janice-stfu-completely-false/) · 19 Oct 2026, 3:11 AM PKT > Drake is facing a new problem over his hit song Janice STFU, after a songwriter claimed that the rapper took the catchy part of the song from his work. But Drake is not accepting the claim and his team has made it clear that they strongly disagree with the accusation. The lawsuit was filed by […] ### 17 Oct 2026 — Drake responds to lawsuit over 'Janice STFU' chorus (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Drake is denying allegations that he stole the chorus of his song "Janice STFU" from another artist, with The News International noting that the producer had previously taken legal action. Geo News similarly highlighted the ongoing legal challenge and Drake’s rejection of the claim. Both outlets framed the issue as a dispute over song credits, without adding further context or commentary. - **Geo News** — [Drake calls lawsuit over ‘Janice STFU' completely false](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687071-drake-calls-lawsuit-over-janice-stfu-completely-false) · 18 Oct 2026, 1:30 AM PKT > Drake is facing a new problem over his hit song Janice STFU, after a songwriter claimed that the rapper took the catchy part of the song from his work.But Drake is not accepting the claim and his team has made it clear that they strongly disagree with the accusation.The... - **The News International** — [Drake hits back at producer accusing him of stealing 'Janice STFU' chorus](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1420332-drake-hits-back-at-producer-accusing-him-of-stealing-janice-stfu-chorus) · 17 Oct 2026, 11:54 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Earlier, producer Aviel Calev Hirschfield or Avi took Drake to court over the allegation of stealing the chorus of the song he claimed the Toronto rapper used in his track Janice STFU but did not get credit.Now, the representive of Drizzy is firing back at the lawsuit. "These allegations are... 3 articles from 3 outlets, 17–19 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.