Sam Smith and Normani’s 2019 hit would have imitated the song “Dancing With Strangers”, released by Jordan Vincent in 2015
Sam Smith It is Normani won a copyright lawsuit against their 2019 hit, “Dancing With a Stranger”. The judge Wesley L. Hsu decided to close the case this Wednesday (6) in the California Court, according to information from The Guardian.
The lawsuit was filed by the composers Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda It is Rosco Banlaoi in March, claiming that Smith It is Normani (artistic name of Normani Kordei Hamilton) copied the trio’s little-known 2015 song of the same name, “Dancing With Strangers”.
The plaintiffs argued that the song Smith It is Normanico-written with composer Jimmy Napes and production duo Stargate, appropriated “lyrics, tone sequence, melodic contour, metric positioning of syllables, rhythm, feeling and structure”.
The case was rejected by Hsu under the pretext that “most if not all of the plaintiff’s alleged similarities” were not protected by law, and that the phrase “dancing with a stranger” was not unique enough, pointing to “nearly 20 references” in other earlier songs.
The legal team of Smith had previously described the legal claim as “incoherent”, “absurd” and “repetitive”, and that it “relies on hyperbole and ignores established circuit law”. In July, lawyers filed a request to dismiss the case – which was denied.
Released in 2019 on the third studio album by Smith, Love Goes, “Dancing With a Stranger” reached number three in the UK singles chart and number seven in the US, where it spent 45 weeks on the chart, as well as reaching number 7 on the US Hot 100 chart. billboard.
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Source: Rollingstone
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