DJ Snake Cancels Festival Performance, Deletes Social Media Accounts
French superstar DJ Snake abruptly canceled his appearance at Hangout Fest in Alabama, and deleted his Instagram and Twitter accounts.
The festival replaced DJ Snake with a performance from rapper Lil Yachty. No reason was given for the cancellation, or the deletion of social media accounts.
Set Time Update: @djsnake has unfortunately cancelled. @lilyachty will take the stage at 4:45pm at Surf Stage. pic.twitter.com/uPx9rvIADO
— Hangout Music Fest (@Hangoutfest) May 21, 2017
On May 4, both DJ Snake and Lil Jon were named in a lawsuit by South Carolina rapper Freddie GZ and publishing company Golden Crown alleging the 2013 hit “Turn Down For What” stole the phrase from a similarly titled track released nine months earlier. At this point, it is unclear whether the lawsuit is the reason for the cancellation.
Golden Crown is represented by Richard Busch, the same lawyer who successfully represented Marvin Gaye‘s family in their lawsuit against Robin Thicke for similarities in the track “Blurred Lines”.
This article is a developing story, and will be updated with any further updates.
