Most recently, pop singer Dua Lipa has been sued for copyright infringement by a band who believes a song of theirs is very similar to her hit “Levitating.”
Creating original lyrics and beats for music becomes increasingly difficult as the music industry continues to thrive, and many music artists have been sued for stealing lyrics or releasing a song that sounds similar to one already out. Here are four artists that have been sued for copyright infringement over the years. Dua Lipa Most recently, pop singer Dua Lipa has been sued, according to Billboard, for copyright infringement by a reggae band, Artikal Sound System, because they believe their 2017 song “Live Your Life” sounds very similar to her chart-topping hit “Levitating.” “Levitating” comes from Lipa’s second studio album released in 2020, Future Nostalgia. The song reached the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in May of 2021. “Live Your Life” is from Artikal Sound System’s EP, Smoke and Mirrors, which was released in 2017. In the court documents, the band claimed that Lipa had enough time to hear their song and copy it, “‘Levitating’ is substantially similar to ‘Live Your Life.’ Given the degree of similarity, it is highly unlikely that ‘Levitating’ was created independently from ‘Live Your Life.
