Andy Stone, a vocalist, has sued Mariah Carey for $20 million for her 1994 song “All I Want For Christmas,” here’s a breakdown of the songstress’s net worth in 2022
Andy filed a legal case in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Mariah and Walter Afanasieff, the co-writer of her popular song.
According to the New York Post, Andy, who co-wrote the country ballad All I Want For Christmas Is You by pop group Vince Vance & the Valiants, is suing Mariah for copyright infringement.
Mariah Carey Net Worth 2022 After Being Sued By Andy Stone Over All I Want For Christmas 1994 Song
Mariah Carey is one of the world’s most decorated English vocalists.
According to the Celebrity Net Worth website, the diva is worth over $320 million. According to the website, the vocalist earns $600,000 each year in royalties from her song All I Want for Christmas.
Mariah gained the most of her fortune in the music industry and is one of the top 15 best-selling music artists of all time. According to reports, the artist has sold over 200 million records globally. The Always Be My Baby singer is also the world’s second best-selling female artist, trailing only Madonna. When Mariah was in high school, she began composing poems. After meeting Gavin Christopher and Ben Margulies, she quickly began penning song lyrics. After graduating, the trio continued to collaborate.
In 1990, the New York native launched her self-titled album, which went on to receive 9X platinum certification in the United States alone. With her maiden release, she even topped the Billboard charts, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Why Is The Singer Suing For $20 Million?
In 1989, singer Andy Stone recorded his rendition of All I Want For Christmas.
Andy’s song sounds nothing like Mariah’s, musically or thematically. However, he is suing her for using the title of his song in her 1994 mega-hit Christmas tune. The complaint states that “Plaintiff [Andy Stone] directly demanded that Defendants [Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff] halt and desist from future dissemination of Plaintiff’s work.”
“Defendants continue to exploit Plaintiff’s work ‘All I Want for Christmas is You,’ reaping great cash rewards and other pecuniary benefits to the injury of Plaintiff,” the filings stated.
The Top Ten Hit Songs Of Mariah Carey
Here are Mariah’s top ten Billboard chart-topping songs:
Always Be My Baby: 38 weeks at no.2
Love Takes Time: 38 weeks with 1 week as no. 1
One Sweet Day: 32 weeks with 1 week as no. 1
Dreamlover: 32 weeks at no. 2
Forever: 30 weeks at no. 2
Hero: 30 weeks at no. 2
Cant’ Let Go: 29 weeks with 3 weeks at no. 1
Anytime You Need A Friend: 28 weeks at no. 5
The vision of Love: 28 weeks and no. 1 for 3 weeks
We Belong Together: 28 weeks at no. 3
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