Megan Thee Stallion is the latest US singer to feature on a BTS track, but only after taking her label to court to ensure the Butter remix’s release

Reports of the collaboration broke when US media reported Megan Thee Stallion had taken her music label to court after it tried to stop the song from dropping

The US singer has had numerous issues with 1501 Certified, and previously took the label to court for hindering the release of her 2020 album, Suga

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Megan Thee Stallion is the latest US singer to feature on one of BTS’ songs. She features on a remix of Butter that drops on August 27. Photo: AP

Published: 10:15pm, 25 Aug 2021

BTS and Megan Thee Stallion are teaming up, the pair have said. A remix of the K-pop boy band’s history-making Butter, initially released in May, will arrive on August 27 and will feature the American rapper.

Initial reports of the collaboration broke on August 24, when US media outlets reported Megan Thee Stallion (legally Megan Pete) had taken her music label, 1501 Certified, to court to have the collaboration released after the label attempted to prevent it from dropping.

According to entertainment news site Variety, the legal documents filed on Megan’s behalf asserted that if she is “not allowed to release a new track this Friday on which she is the featured artist in a remix with BTS of the song called, Butter, her music career will suffer irreparable damage, including a devastating impact to her relationships with her fans and with other recording artists in the music industry”.

“Such irreparable injury to her personal goodwill and the silencing of her artistic expression in music cannot be compensated in the way of monetary damages. As such, Pete seeks emergency relief from this Court,” the filing added.

A judge ultimately ruled that the release could move forward. On August 25, BTS’ label, Big Hit Music, announced the release formally, declaring “Butter is back”.