Since Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ 2015 case for “Blurred Lines” resulted in the musicians paying Marvin Gaye’s family $7.4 million in damages, plus half the song’s royalties for its similarities to 1977’s “Got To Give It Up,” cases such as these have been more commonplace.
The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar have been reached out to and have not yet responded with a comment regarding “Pray For Me.”