Music rights platform Tempo Music has sued Miley Cyrus for allegedly copying parts of a Bruno Mars song into her hit single. flowersThe singer and her team of songwriters (Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack) are accused of “unauthorized exploitation” of the American song. When I was your man (2013). The complaint was filed in federal court in Los Angeles, according to Rolling Stone.
“flowers “It duplicates many melodic, harmonic and lyrical elements, including the sound design and sequence of the verse, certain measures of the chorus, certain musical parts and specific chords,” they detailed. They consider it “undeniable” that their single would not exist without When I was your men, alleging the great similarities that exist between the two recordings.
The complaint also names distributors like Apple and Sony Music, as well as major retailers like Target and Walmart, for carrying the hit of the interpreter of Wrecking Ball And The climb.
Cyrus launched flowers in January 2023 as a first preview of his latest album, Endless summer vacationIn it, the American used the power of her bass to talk about a destroyed relationship.
Tempo Music, the music rights acquisition platform behind the lawsuit, was founded in 2019 and works in partnership with Warner Music. It features the repertoire of celebrities such as Shane McAnally and Wiz Khalifa. In their complaint, they demand that it stop distributing flowers and that Cyrus will not perform it in public again, accompanied by compensation for damages, the amount of which has not yet been specified.
