Miley Cyrus Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off a Song
by EG
The Voice coach Miley Cyrus might some music industry mentoring of her own, at least when it comes to copyright infringement. A new lawsuit alleges that Cyrus' 2013 hit "We Can't Stop" borrows (without asking) from an earlier song by a little-known singer.
Jamaican artist Flourgon has sued Miley Cyrus and Sony Music over the singer's 2013 song, "We Can't Stop." The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in New York City, claims Cyrus' megahit borrows from Flourgon's 1988 song "We Run Things."
On her song, Cyrus sings: "We run things, things don't run we." Flourgon's song includes virtually the same line, "We run things, things no run we."
Flourgon's real name is Michael May. The lawsuit, which seeks $300 million in damages, also names RCA Records, which is a Sony label, and Mike WiLL Made-It, who produced and co-wrote "We Can't Stop."
Cyrus' song became an international multiplatinum hit, giving her an official pop star breakthrough. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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