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Diddy Clarifies Joke After Saying He Pays Sting $5000 A Day For “I’ll Be Missing You” Sample

Diddy joked he pays Sting $5,000 a day for sampling The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” on the hit single “I’ll Be Missing You.” Diddy denied paying Sting $5,000 a day for sampling The Police’s song ...
Complex

Sting Says “Every Breath You Take” Is ‘Still My Song’ Despite Diddy Scandal

"I'll Be Missing You" was recorded as a tribute song after the March 1997 murder of The Notorious B.I.G., who was signed to Diddy's Bad Boy Records and was married to Evans. At the 1998 Grammy Awards, ...
Okayplayer

Here’s How Much Diddy Pays Sting Per Day for “I’ll Be Missing You” Sample

The 71-year-old shared that he was asked to sample the song only after “I’ll Be Missing You” was released. "We're very good friends now," Sting said in the clip ...
Rolling Stone

Sting Says Diddy Allegations Don’t ‘Taint’ Police Hit ‘Every Breath You Take’

In a recent interview, Sting discussed Police’s chart-topping hit “Every Breath You Take” from their 1983 album, Synchronicity, and the song’s ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs. During an interview with the ...