Yikes. Miley Cyrus and her label, RCA Records, were just slammed with a $300 million copyright infringement lawsuit from Jamaican songwriter Michael May because of her 2013 hit track, "We Can't Stop." Michael — who goes by the stage name Flourgon — said Miley's song is way too similar to his musical work, "We Run Things," which was recorded nearly 30 years ago. The suit was filed on March 13, 2018, in federal court in New York. Micheal claimed Miley's use of the phrase, "We run things. Things don't run we," is exactly like the phrase he created in 1988, "We run things. Things no run we." A post shared by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Mar 13, 2018 at 4:13pm Pdt The complaint stated that without Michael's original phrase or influence, "the entire theme of 'We Can't Stop' would be hollow in sound and impact." Not only that but the suit also said, "[Cyrus' song] owes the basis of its chart-topping...
- 3/15/2018
- by Alex Riccardi
- Life and Style
Miley Cyrus is being sued by Jamaican songwriter Michael May for $300 million. He claims her 2013 song “We Can’t Stop” appropriated elements from his 1988 song “We Run Things.” Slideshow: Check Out 16 Best Grammys Looks! May, also known by his stage name Flourgon, claims half of the song “We Can’t Stop”comes from his number one […]
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- 3/15/2018
- by Raven Haynes
- Uinterview
Miley Cyrus has been slapped with a lawsuit alleging that her 2013 tune “We Can’t Stop” rips off an earlier song by a Jamaican composer. In his suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in New York, Michael May, aka Flourgon, says that he wrote the song “We Run Things” in the ’80s, and that the song was a No. 1 hit in Jamaica, and “was additionally met with great acclaim in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America.” (You can hear it above.) May’s song contains the phrase ‘We run things. Things no run we.'” Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop,”...
- 3/13/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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