Mariah Carey just won a legal round concerning her Christmas anthem. Songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers, from the band Vince Vance & The Valiants, had sued her for twenty million dollars. They claimed her 1994 song All I Want for Christmas Is You copied their 1989 track with the same title. A judge threw out that case last year.
Now, the judge has ordered those songwriters to pay Carey over ninety-two thousand dollars in sanctions. The ruling stated their lawsuit lacked merit, aiming to deter people from filing weak legal claims. Stone had argued their song had extensive radio play in 1993, the year before Carey's version dropped.
This legal victory coincides with the song breaking another record. It recently notched its one hundredth combined week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart across all her hits. The holiday track itself holds the record for the longest run at the top spot on that chart.
Now, the judge has ordered those songwriters to pay Carey over ninety-two thousand dollars in sanctions. The ruling stated their lawsuit lacked merit, aiming to deter people from filing weak legal claims. Stone had argued their song had extensive radio play in 1993, the year before Carey's version dropped.
This legal victory coincides with the song breaking another record. It recently notched its one hundredth combined week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart across all her hits. The holiday track itself holds the record for the longest run at the top spot on that chart.
