# Flo Milli Wins Dismissal of Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Never Lose Me’ Beat Sample

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/flo-milli-wins-dismissal-of-copyright-lawsuit-over-never-lose-me-beat-sample/
- Published: 2026-11-07T01:55:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T02:20:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/flo-milli-wins-never-lose-me-copyright-lawsuit-dismissal/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Flo Milli’s copyright case was dismissed.
- The judge found the beat licence was not properly signed.
- The plaintiff’s lawyer plans to appeal.

## Summary

A judge dismissed Shamar Deal’s copyright lawsuit against Flo Milli, Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg, ruling that Deal did not own the beat sampled in Flo Milli’s hit “Never Lose Me”. The decision matters because it highlights how online beat purchases can leave artists without enforceable rights if the required legal documents are missing.

Deal said he paid $200 in 2019 for a 10-year exclusive licence to the beat “Youu”, which producer Gerreaux Katana later licensed to Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg for “Ron Artest”; Flo Milli sampled that track. Judge André Birotte Jr. said an exclusive licence must be signed by both parties, and Katana had not signed one. The dismissal was without an opportunity to amend, but Deal’s lawyer says he plans to appeal; “Never Lose Me” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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