English pop star Dua Lipa and her record label Warner Records Inc. are facing a lawsuit in California federal court from a Florida reggae group claiming her hit song “Levitating” infringed the copyright of their song.
Artikal Sound System alleged in its complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that Lipa and Warner Records “listened to and copied” the group’s 2017 song “Live Your Life.”
“Levitating” was released in 2020 and became 2021’s No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Song of the Year.
Artikal Sound System said the album on which “Live Your Life” appeared ...
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