“I would like to at least receive the credit”: Shakira and Bizarrap accused of plagiarism; Venezuelan artist recognizes the clear resemblance to her song

About 30 minutes after bizarre will launch its expected Music Sessions #53 with Shakiraa Venezuelan artist known as Briella reacted on social networks alleging that the clear ‘tiradera’ to Gerard Piqué it was similar to his topic Only you. This unleashed the networks where some Internet users accuse the Colombian and the Argentine of plagiarism.

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“I’m even shaking, I don’t know what to do… my heart is racing”, expressed the emerging singer in a first video shared on her social networks. Well, her followers did not stop tagging her so that she could see the musical “coincidence” that was sweeping the digital music platforms.

Briella, who released her song Only you In July of last year, he made clear his admiration for the Barranquillera. “I love Shakira, I idolize this woman, I’ve been a lifelong fan, and it’s even an honor that she plagiarizes me,” stated in the first instance.

“I used to listen to Shakira’s songs since I was little, I dressed like her, I wanted to be like her, and I’m working every day to be a composer, to be an artist, to be a singer, and she has been a huge inspiration for me”indicated from a story on his Instagram account.

However, he put aside his “fanaticism” and as an artist he recognized the great resemblance of his song to Shakira’s, to the point of making a video in which you can hear the similar sounds in the chorus.

“I really think that Shakira was inspired by my song Only you to do your Bizarrap Session, I want you to hear it for yourselves.” Briella said in a video posted to TikTok.

The artist explained that her song was released six months ago and went viral on TikTok, a platform where she has more than a million followers. “I do not do this video with the intention of looking for trouble, I am a lifelong fan of Shakira, I am a fan of Biza’s work and I am really in shock I don’t know what to do”.

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The Venezuelan, who also introduces herself as a composer, emphasized that it would be an honor to receive the respective credit for the excerpt from the song. “Really if my song was used as samplesas an inspiration… if they were inspired in some way I would like to at least receive the credit, because for me as a songwriter it is worth too much.

And what about the ‘reference’ to Daft Punk?

Internet users have been very attentive to every detail of this BZRP Music Sessions #53, which at the moment has already been placed number one in music trends on YouTube, with 27 million views within 14 hours of being released. And as if she were defoliating a daisy, they have heard another familiar sound.

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And it is that an Internet user (@erickgil_c) noticed that the song by Shakira and Bizarrap has the same sampling of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, of Daft Punk, specifically in the part of “sorry baby a while ago” that Shakira sings. The user believes that the reference is by Piqué, since Daft Punk is one of the ex-soccer player’s favorite bands. (AND)