Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - Beyoncé is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over an alleged unauthorised sample used on her hit song “Alien Superstar,” according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
Hirose Enterprise and producer Shuji Hirose are suing
Beyoncé and several music companies over the alleged unauthorised use of
material from another song
According to the lawsuit, Hirose Enterprise owns the rights
to a song titled “Moonraker,” performed by musician John Holiday. The company
alleges that Beyoncé sampled the spoken-word introduction from the song for
“Alien Superstar,” which was released as part of her 2022 album, “Renaissance.”
The lawsuit claims Beyoncé and her team did not obtain a
licence to use the sample before the album was released. However, they
allegedly obtained a licence from Holiday several weeks after the album’s
release. Hirose, however, claims that Holiday had transferred his entire
interest in the song decades earlier and therefore did not have the authority
to grant the licence.
According to the lawsuit, Hirose Enterprise notified
Beyoncé’s company of the alleged infringement but claims the record has
continued to be sold. The company is seeking an injunction to prevent Beyoncé
and the other defendants from continuing to profit from the alleged
unauthorised use of the material, as well as unspecified damages.
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