Copyright infringement isn’t anything new in the music industry. In fact, Spotify was sued $2 billion for allegedly using 10,784 songs without the proper licenses. On a much smaller scale, Mountain Dew apparently used an identical copy TNGHT’s “R U Ready” in their commercial that aired during the BRIT Awards. Hudson Mohawke TNGHT captured the commercial and uploaded a clip to Twitter stating “Pay ur boys @MountainDew.” Watch the clip below as well as listen to the original song by TNGHT below. Do you see the similarities? Mountain Dew Just Ripped Off This EDM Artist's Song For Their New Commercial
Mountain Dew’s Commercial
TNGHT’s “R U Ready