Demi Lovato Sued By Sleigh Bells For Alleged Song Theft 2016 In Review
.
(Radio.com) Sleigh Bells were in the headlines in August after they filed suit against pop star Demi Lovato. In November of 2015, the indie rockers accused Lovato of sampling their songs "Infinity Guitars" on her song "Stars," without proper credit or compensation. Lovato's producers Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub responded, issuing a statement to Billboard, explaining, "We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato's song 'Stars.' Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line." The production, they said, had nothing to do with samples from Sleigh Bells' music or any band's for that matter. Now, Sleigh Bells are taking legal action. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the band filed a complaint in California federal court which in part reads: "A comparison of the two songs reveals that, at the very least, the combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest, with the bass drum providing a counter-rhythm to the hand claps, is at least substantially similar in both works. This infringing material repeats throughout the Defendants' song." The complaint further claims that specific similarities "transcend the realm of coincidence." Check out both tracks here. Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com. |
Kandace Springs - Run Your Race
On the Blue: New Horizons Cruise Day 1: Marbin Gets the Fun Started
Hot In The City: Prog Band Tu-Ner Coming to Phoenix
Slipknot To Play Rare Intimate Venue Show This Week
Deep Purple Announce New Album '=1'
Howard Jones, ABC And Haircut 100 Taking Fans Back To The 80s This Summer
Veil Of Maya and Brand Of Sacrifice Lead Summer Slaughter Lineup
Watch Sebastian Bach's '(Hold On) To The Dream' Video
Kittie To Rock North American Headline Dates
Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland TV Series Premiere Announced
GHOSTxSHIP Releasing First New Music in 10 Years