Miley Cyrus arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Copyright Complaint Says Miley Cyrus Hit 'Flowers' Derived From Bruno Mars Song
A company that owns partial rights to "When I Was Your Man" says Cyrus' song takes its melody, harmonic elements and lyrical inspiration from the 2013 hit by Bruno Mars.
September 17, 2024 at 05:53 PM
5 minute read
Entertainment and LeisureWhat You Need to Know
- The complaint is filed by Tempo Music, which owns partial rights to the Mars song.
- It says Cyrus' Grammy-winning song "would not exist" without "When I Was Your Man."
- Vanderbilt scholar suggests question of
A team from Willkie Farr & Gallagher has filed a copyright infringement complaint against songwriters, publishers and distributors connected to "Flowers," a 2023 pop hit that drew a Grammy win for singer Miley Cyrus.
The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division, names Cyrus and songwriters Gregory "Aldae" Hein and Michael Pollack as defendants, along with several music publishing companies, distributors and retailers.
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
Justin Baldoni Sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400M in New Step in 'It Ends With Us' Fight
6 minute read
Patreon Hit With Lawsuit for Allegedly Diverting Subscriber Data to Meta
Music App Denied Injunction Against Apple Over Alleged Scheme to Block Its Access to App Store
$15K Family Vacation Turned 'Colossal Nightmare': Lawsuit Filed Against Vail Ski Resorts
Law Firms Mentioned
Trending Stories
- 1Bribery Case Against Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Is Dropped
- 2‘Extremely Disturbing’: AI Firms Face Class Action by ‘Taskers’ Exposed to Traumatic Content
- 3State Appeals Court Revives BraunHagey Lawsuit Alleging $4.2M Unlawful Wire to China
- 4Invoking Trump, AG Bonta Reminds Lawyers of Duties to Noncitizens in Plea Dealing
- 522-Count Indictment Is Just the Start of SCOTUSBlog Atty's Legal Problems, Experts Say
Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
