British pop superstar Dua Lipa is in legal trouble Levitedthe song that topped her album Future nostalgia(2021) and may have been song №1 of the year.
A Florida-based reggae band called Artikal Sound System has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit, claiming that Dua’s tune is a grab for their far lesser-known 2017 song. live your life.
Warner Records, Dua’s music label, has also been indicted, among others. The group wants profits made from the composition, plus damages.
Do Dua Lipa “Levitating” and “Live Your Life” by Artikal Sound System sounds like?
Here Levited:
And here it is live your life:
Both songs are quite different when it comes to lyrics, but the beat may look similar to some. It is possible that both songs have a groove inspired by the same era, but a possible verdict will soon clarify the situation.
The group’s complaint was quite brief and contained only standard information stating that they believed the singer had heard the song before 2020 and had simply printed a copy.
The complaint also states that the two songs are so similar that it is very unlikely Levited was created independently.
Levitating Success Story
While Dua Lipa was a real pop sensation before the aforementioned album, with her single from 2017. New rules after being multi-platinum around the world, the album and single Levited it was generally ejected to stratospheric success.
Levited was released as the fifth official single off the record on March 27, 2020. A remix of the song featuring DaBaby was even more successful, becoming Dua’s top 10 hit with the highest class. He was denied only the top spot due to the management of Silk Sonic Leave the door open.
The song includes electro-disco and new-disco influences with several disco tropes. Along with the rest of the album, Levited is praised for having dance-pop, pop-funk, power pop, cosmic rock vibes and pop and R&B styles from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
The optimistic, irresistible and inexcusable pop style of the song surprised both critics and audiences.
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