Andy Stone; Mariah Carey.Photo: Facebook; Samir Hussein/WireImage
Another year, another $20 million lawsuit fromAndy StoneoverMariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Stone, who performs as Vince Vance and the Valiants, filed a civil lawsuit against Carey, co-writer Walter Afanasieff, and Sony Music Entertainment in the Central District of California on Tuesday, alleging “copyright infringement and unjust enrichment” over a successful song — also titled “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — he co-wrote in Nashville and released in 1989.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim Carey and her collaborators “undoubtedly had access” to Stone’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at the time of writing her homonymous song “given its wide commercial and cultural success.”
According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and asking for $20 million in damages.
A rep for Carey did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Mariah Carey.Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images
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Stone’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” only continued to chart amongstBillboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks through 2000, but the song received a bump in relevance in 2020 whenKelly Clarksonreleased a cover version, which was later included on her 2021 album,When Christmas Comes Around…
source: people.com
