Nicki Minaj is making financial amends for sampling Tracy Chapman’s song without her permission and then allegedly leaking the track.

Chapman originally sued Minaj in October 2018 for copyright infringement, over the rapper’s song “Sorry,” featuring Nas. The song was supposed to be included on Minaj’s album Queen until she wasn’t able to clear the sample from Chapman’s song “Baby Can I Hold You.” According to court documents obtained by The Blast at the time, Minaj’s management contacted the singer’s team in June of that year to get her approval, but she declined a few weeks later. Minaj’s team then allegedly reached out a second time, saying the rapper “was inspired” by Chapman and wanted the chance to talk it over with her. But that conversation never transpired and the song was ultimately cut from the album, even after Minaj made a since-deleted Twitter plea to the singer, writing, “So there’s a record on #Queen that features 1of the greatest rappers of all time. Had no clue it sampled the legend #TracyChapman—do I keep my date & lose the record? Or do I lose the record & keep my date? ‍Do we push #Queen back 1week? Ugh! I’m torn, y’all help. Tracy Chapman, can you please hit me. omg for the love of #Queen.”

Chapman claims, however, that on August 11, 2018, Minaj intentionally leaked “Sorry” to Funkmaster Flex, who teased the song on his Instagram before playing it in its entirety on HOT 97, according to The Blast. The “Fast Car” singer goes on to say that the song was then played on another radio station before it was spread around the internet. The case was reportedly set to go to trial later this year before the pair were able to come to an agreement. As part of a settlement offer acknowledge by Chapman on December 30, Minaj agreed to pay Chapman $450,000, in addition to her legal fees—an offer Chapman formally accepted on Thursday, Page Six reported.

— Inside the Always Online, All-Consuming World of Twin Flames Universe
— Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter, Caroline, on How to Accept That Trump Lost
— Carl Lentz, Ranin Karim, and Hillsong’s Unfurling Scandal
— Billie Eilish Shares How She Spent the Pandemic in Latest Time Capsule
— The Queen Says Goodbye to Her Beloved Dorgi, Vulcan
— Barack Obama on His Book, the Election, and What Actually Makes America Great
— How We Unmasked the Hollywood Con Queen Suspect
— From the Archive: Her Most Loyal Subjects, a History of the Queen’s Kennels
— Not a subscriber? Join Vanity Fair to receive full access to VF.com and the complete online archive now.