Two different parties are suing over Dua Lipa’s 2020 hit song, “Levitating,” for copyright infringement. Artikal Sound System is one, and they accuse Lipa and her Warner Records songwriting team (Bosco Kante, Clarence Coffee Jr, Sarah Hudson, and Stephen Kozmeniuk) of plagiarizing their 2017 song, “Live Your Life.” The second lawsuit by L. Russell Brown...Read More
Copshop screenwriter Kurt McLeod has sued Zero Gravity Management for breach of contract and fiduciary duty and fraud for allegedly not revealing the film’s actual budget. “Defendants kept the actual budget of the film secret from Mr. McLeod and advised him to accept far less money than he was entitled so that they would be...Read More
Songwriters Christopher Miranda, Rosco Banlaoi, and Jordan Vincent have sued Normani, Sam Smith, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and EMI Music Publishing for copyright infringement over the 2019 song “Dancing with a Stranger.” The songwriters accused Normani and Smith of lifting the title, chorus, and composition of their 2017 song. The plaintiffs explain that...Read More
Paramount Players has indefinitely suspended their $30 million film “Assisted Living” since Cardi B dropped out of the lead role. The film was set to begin a week before it was canceled. “Insiders told the Deadline that the reason for the “Bodak Yellow” singer’s departure was due to overextension.” Paramount Players is considering “pursuing legal...Read More
Dua Lipa was hit with a lawsuit that argues that her single “Levitating” borrows Florida-based reggae act Artikal Sound System track “Live Your Life.” The lawsuit claims that Lipa heavily borrowed from their song, which they released four years ago in 2017. that their album featuring Live Your Life charted “on the Billboard charts at number 2...Read More
