Sean “Diddy” Combs is still paying the rate for tasting The Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” and it’s not inexpensive.
The magnate, who tested the blockbuster for his 1997 “I’ll Be Missing You” homage to the late Notorious B.I.G., tweeted today that he’s still paying Police frontman Sting $5,000 in royalties each and every day.
Diddy made the discovery after a 2018 clip from “The Breakfast Club” was recirculated on Twitter in which Sting stated that the rap artist was paying him $2,000 every day “for the rest of his life” for utilizing the tune.
Sting and Sean “Diddy” Combs at the 60 th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
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“Nope,” Diddy composed in a quote tweet of the video. “5K a day. Love to my brother @Official Sting!”
It’s not the very first time that the payment offer in between the 2 artists has actually made headings. In 2003, Sting informed Rolling Stone that when Elton John heard “I’ll Be Missing You” he informed him “You’re gonna be a millionaire!”
“I put a couple of my kids through college with the proceeds,” Sting stated at the time. “And me and Diddy are good pals still.”
Even if Diddy is composing a $5,000 check 365 times a year, for an overall of $1,825,000 each year, it’s not likely that it’s harming his wallet excessive.
Forbes approximated that he made $90 million in 2022 alone, thanks in part to his collaboration with Ciroc vodka, and in 2019 pegged his net worth at $740 million.
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