Drake is in hot water with the Pet Shop Boys over his latest record

The British synth legends aren't happy about For All The Dogs' references to 'West End Girls'

Drake did one of his typical blitzes of the pop culture news cycle this week, releasing a new album—For All The Dogs, which arrived yesterday—while simultaneously announcing that he was stepping away from music for a bit to focus on his health.

No credit given or permission requested.” In the song , Drake briefly lifts a line from the Pet Shop Boys original, singing “East End boys and West End girls.” To our ear, it also sounds like he’s at least trying to hit the same notes from the chorus of the 1984 chart-topper , but the lyrical reference feels pretty obvious. Although they flagged their label in the tweet, Pet Shop Boys don’t seem to be getting litigious at the moment—just irritated not to be asked to clear the musical nod.

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