Mariah Carey Faces $20 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over Her Hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You

Songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers allege Carey's 1994 hit closely resembles their 1989 song of the same name, claiming up to 50% infringement due to similar lyrical phrasing and chord progression; their previous lawsuit in 2022 was dismissed.

Songwriters Andy Stone and Troy Powers are suing Mariah Carey for $20 million over her hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You', alleging it infringes upon 50% of their 1989 song of the same name.
The lawsuit claims that Carey's song shares the compositional structure, lyrical phrasing, and chord progression of Stone and Powers' song, intensifying the similarity between the two.
Stone and Powers argue that Carey would have had access to their song which reached No. 55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1994 and was performed at the White House that same year.
This is the second time Stone has filed a lawsuit against Carey, with the first one being dismissed in 2022. The current suit contains more detailed allegations, including claims that Carey made false claims about how she wrote the song.
The legal representation for Stone and Powers is Gerard P. Fox, who previously represented songwriters in a copyright suit against Taylor Swift over 'Shake It Off'.