Dua Lipa He has achieved the dismissal of a lawsuit that accused her of copying her great success of 2020, “Levitating”, of two previous songs. He still faces another demand for the copyright of this same song.
Last 2022, composers L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer They filed a lawsuit claiming that the singer Dua Lipa He had plagiarized his songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” (1979) and “Don Diablo” (1980) – Record, the theme that was part of Miguel Bosé’s repertoire – while creating “Levitating”. The complaint said that “the characteristic melody is the most listened and recognizable part of the offending work and plays a crucial role in its popularity.” However, on March 27, American judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that the songs of the complainants only shared some generic similarities with “Levitating.” In addition, Dua Lipa’s theme contained musical elements not protected by copyright, which had already been previously used by Mozart either Bee Gees in his “Stayin ‘Alive.”
The reggae band Artikal Sound System He also sued the singer for, supposedly, copying the choir of “Live Your Life” (15), but in 2023 the case was dismissed. Even so, Dua Lipa still faces another demand related to “Levitating”, presented by the producer Bosko Kantewho said he never gave him permission to use his recording with “Talk Box” in his remixes.
