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The following is a list of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes. In several of the disputes the artists have stated that the copying of melody or chord progression was unconscious. In some cases the song was sampled or covered. Some cases are still awaiting litigation.
Coldplay were first accused of plagiarism for the melody of "Viva la Vida" by American band Creaky Boards. [72] Singer Andrew Hoepfner, claimed that Martin had heard them playing their piece "The Songs I Didn't Write" at a live show in October 2007. [73] They also published a video comparing sections of both tracks. [73]
On December 4, 2008, a lawsuit was filed by Satriani accusing the band Coldplay of plagiarizing "substantial original portions" of his composition "If I Could Fly" on their 2008 song "Viva la Vida". [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The case was dismissed by the California Central District Court on September 14, 2009, with both parties allegedly agreeing to an ...
A cyber hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing unreleased music from artists including Coldplay, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and US singer Bebe Rexha. Skylar Dalziel made about £42,000 by selling ...
In an interview, Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin revealed that the song was written in mid-2004 and was inspired by Martin's daughter, Apple, and English alternative rock singer Kate Bush: "That's a song where we were listening to a lot of Kate Bush last summer, and we wanted a song which had a lot of tom-toms in it.
Music plagiarism is the use or close imitation of another author's music while representing it as one's own original work. Plagiarism in music now occurs in two contexts—with a musical idea (that is, a melody or motif ) or sampling (taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it in a different song).
It seems Adele will face the music for alleged plagiarism as a judge in Brazil orders a worldwide ban on one of the pop star's songs. Adele's song "Million Years Ago" must be pulled from global ...
Coldplay’s 10th album, the full title of which is Music of the Spheres Vol. II: Moon Music, is a little sleepier and less adventurous than its 2021 predecessor. It’s full of utopian good vibes ...