Johnny Money’s property is suing Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a tribute singer to mimic the nation music legend’s voice in a industrial. The advert started airing in August, and the grievance was filed Tuesday (Nov. 25) in Nashville, accusing the soda model of “pirating Johnny Money’s voice in a nationwide promoting marketing campaign to complement itself — with out asking for permission or offering any compensation.”
“Stealing the voice of an artist is theft. It’s theft of his integrity, id and humanity,” Tim Warnock of Loeb & Loeb, a lawyer for Money’s property, wrote. “The belief brings this lawsuit to guard the voice of Johnny Money — and to ship a message that protects the voice of all the artists whose music enriches our lives.”
The grievance cites the 1988 ruling in Midler v. Ford Motor Co., by which singer and actress Bette Midler received a dispute in opposition to the automaker firm after it used a soundalike in an advert with out her permission. It additionally cites the brand new ELVIS Act, which stands for the Guaranteeing Likeness Voice and Picture Safety Act of 2024. The property desires to take the industrial off screens in addition to unspecified financial damages. Watch the advert under.
