Rapper Krishna Kaul aka ‘KR$NA’, a renowned rap artist from New Delhi, has alleged that the Indian Premier League (ILP) “plagiarised” his 2017 track for its 2020 anthem.
The IPL social media handle released a promotional video (2020 anthem song) for the upcoming tournament named ‘Aayenge Hum Waapas‘ on Sunday.
The new IPL music video for the song shows people from different parts of the country getting ready to watch the IPL 2020 remotely.
The tournament is taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year due to a surge in Coronavirus cases in India, the original host. First match of the tournament will be held on Sept,19 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.
Here are the KR$NA claimed:
Hey guys, @IPL has plagiarised my song “Dekh Kaun Aaya Waapas” and created “Aayenge Hum Wapas” as this years anthem without credit or consent. I request my fellow artists and friends on twitter to RT this tweet for awareness, they can not get away with this. @DisneyPlusHS https://t.co/GDNFeyhXR5
— KR$NA (@realkrsna) September 7, 2020
My song “Dekh Kaun Aaya Wapas” has been plagiarised by @DisneyPlusHS @Hotstarusa to make this years @IPL anthem “Aayenge Hum Wapas” without my consent or credit. #iplanthemcopied For context, here is a comparison video: https://t.co/FUDf2Xse4Q pic.twitter.com/tHZveSGOec
— KR$NA (@realkrsna) September 9, 2020
Krishna Kaul’s song was written & performed by him and it was first uploaded to YouTube in March 2017. KR$NA song garnered over 7.3 lakh views on YouTube.
The IPL’s theme song, meanwhile, has over 1.3 lakh views on YouTube and more than 3.6 lakh views on Twitter. The IPL's new anthem song has over 2.4 lakh views on YouTube & more than 4.4 lakh views on Social Media site Twitter.
However, the BCCI told said that it had not received any information about the plagiarism allegation on new anthem song.
KR$NA fans trending #iplanthemcopied right now on twitter.
#IplAnthemCopied @realkrsna deserves credit.
— Pawan Aneja (@pawananeja123) September 10, 2020
Dope song, bruh! 👍 https://t.co/2FDigCFk26
IPL is Indian Plagiarism League now. They earn millions but will steal work of small artists w/o giving any credit or compensation kyonki unke toh sapne hote hi nahi hain.
— Baba Saga (@BabaNoorani) September 10, 2020
T-Series stole @RITVIZ tunes & god knows what else.
Time to put an end to this culture.
#IplAnthemCopied
#IplAnthemCopied #shameonipl @realkrsna ka song copy kyun karte ho @IPL .
— Aayuश 🚬🚩 (@Dank_surya_don) September 10, 2020
Full Flow/cadence/composition copy pic.twitter.com/w8MeNxyxbK
Ipl copied the theme song from @realkrsna without giving him credits.
— Devesh Dolas (@captainmaymay) September 10, 2020
Krsna - #IplAnthemCopied pic.twitter.com/ECFmZJCUxE
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