A reggae band from Florida, called Artikal Sound Systemsued the British singer Dua Lipa for allegedly plagiarize one of his themes to compose the song Levitating.
In the complaint, filed in the courts of Los Angeles (USA), the group alleges that the artist’s theme, released in 2020, it’s too similar to the song Live Your Lifewhich they published in 2017.
“It is highly unlikely that Levitating It will be created independently ”, defend the members of the band.
Artikal Sound System They assure that the composers of the Dua Lipa theme had “access” to their song, from which they not only took inspiration but also they made an “exact copy” of it, especially in the chorus part, since they sound the same chords with very similar phrasing.
He is referring to the part when Dua Lipa sings: “I got you, moonlight, you’re my starlight / I need you all night, come on, dance with me / I’m levitating”; the part that is compared to the reggae song is: “All day, all night / Party till the sunrise now / Don’t stop till you have / Lived your life full, lived your life for real”.
However, they do not specify the reasons why they are sure that the artist’s team knew of the existence of their theme and They also fail to explain why the lawsuit comes nearly two years after it was launched. Levitating.
The band asks that their name be included in the credits of Dua Lipa’s song and receive compensation for the damages caused by the alleged plagiarism.
If Justice proves them right, the group would earn a good sum of money, since Levitating It is an international success that reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 list.where it became the song performed by a female singer that spent the longest time in the top 10.
on spotify Levitating has been streamed 450 million times and today it still remains as one of the 50 most played songs in several countries.
What’s more, Artikal Sound System has renewed interest in its theme, which until now was only available on SoundCloud with less than 30,000 views and has just appeared on YouTube, where it has added 21,000 views since March 2. For its part, it is not available on Spotify.
Dua Lipa’s case is not the first: other artists, such as Ed Sheeran, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift have had to add bands and singers to the credits of some of their songs.
Source: Eluniverso
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