Dua Lipa’s “Levitating”: Music video, achievements, lawsuit and more

[MortalMarshmallow]

1 hour ago, PokemonSpears said:

somewhat similar? it sounds practically the same, the original just being slower than Dua's

For less than this, Exhalers kept saying Britney's Now That I Found You was a Wake Me Up ripoff, which were NOTHING alike, not even the same melody or rhythm or anything.

 

That said, they would have to see if Dua actually did the sampling properly. For example, when Jerry Rivera accused Shakira of stealing his song for the intro of Hips Don't Lie, he was unaware that the record label had actually obtained the rights to the song legally.

I ignore this group or whether they belong to a record label or not, but this is far from being a coincidence. It could also be that they are sampling maybe an even older song, and they're thieves too. The melody actually seems to be very common or generic, since some parts of Levitating also sound like the exact melody of the verses of an 80's song by Spanish singer Miguel Bosé, but I doubt Dua or her producers would know this song, though everything is possible. Curiously, the song I talk about is called Don Diablo, and conveniently she ended up releasing a Don Diablo Remix that has nothing to do with that, and now that's what comes up when you Google "Levitating Don Diablo"

 

On a similar note: I have heard it is legal to steal other people’s lyrics for your own product as long as you don’t steal over 30 percent of the lyrics of the song. You heard that too or is it just me? 

[Mxra]

The song literally sounds the same. I hope they get what they're entitled to. 

[Speed X]

5 hours ago, Rik said:

Ok. But it actually does sound like it and u guys are so crazily unfair to indie and international artists…. I legitimately agree w them about this after hearing the song wtf

I agreed the melody is very similar. 

[Moscow]

Melodies are absolutely similar, and people need to stop pretending these kinda songs are unknown not everyone is listening to mainstream music. Did Dua copy it? Who knows but someone did take full inspiration from this song and there's no denying and it's robbery at absolute worst. If you want to sample you need to pay them, these people aren't famous like your pop stars they also want to make money off from their music. This plagiarism isn't a reach at all, it absolutely makes sense. 

[ItsSway]

 okay but they aren’t the only one though. I swear the same vibe also appears in a popular 70s song

[itsxrichiexbish]

Tbh I like the "original" song more than dua's.... I really think she's fallen off after one kiss and electrifying

[Jordan Miller]

Yikessss they sound similar 

[PokemonSpears]

5 hours ago, MortalMarshmallow said:

On a similar note: I have heard it is legal to steal other people’s lyrics for your own product as long as you don’t steal over 30 percent of the lyrics of the song. You heard that too or is it just me? 

I've never heard that before

[MasterMindz]

I do not understand why they don't just credit people that they are "inspired" from 

[LeglessJamie]

I really like Dua and her music but there's no trying to deny these sound exactly the same.

It's not even a little but the whole thing.

[Moscow]

16 hours ago, maki93 said:

I do not understand why they don't just credit people that they are "inspired" from 

Thoughts on Wildest Dreams chorus being 'inspired' from Without you by Lana then 

[dran]

Now they need to collaborate, that was awesome to hear them both like this

[MikeHunt]

58 minutes ago, LostAvenger said:

Thoughts on Blank space chorus being 'inspired' from Without you by Lana then 

I think Taylor’s “Wildest Dreams” sound much more like “without you” than Blank Space.

[Moscow]

2 minutes ago, MikeHunt said:

I think Taylor’s “Wildest Dreams” sound much more like “without you” than Blank Space.

Swapped the names, my bad! Inspiration credit? Crickets.

[MikeHunt]

1 hour ago, maki93 said:

I do not understand why they don't just credit people that they are "inspired" from 

I agree but I also wonder how much of the main artist even knows. There are 4 other people credited for writing and production. It just takes one to be “inspired” to come up with the stolen instrumental and a small melody. Then the singer comes in, and thinks that what she’s hearing is original and just adds on to what’s been started. 
 

if it wasn’t Dua that originated the track we now know, they should find out who originated the track and take most of their money that person earned from the song (and still a lil from Dua cuz unfortunately, she still profited from a stolen track).

[MikeHunt]

7 minutes ago, LostAvenger said:

Swapped the names, my bad! Inspiration credit? Crickets.

Taylor seems to get away with taking from other artists but reference the smallest “Taylor-ism” in another artists song, and she’s coming after you faster than Lou M. Taylor and a cease and desist 

[stanLOONA]

I watch a Youtuber that reacts to this kind of things, and he says a lot of times that sometimes songs will sound familiar but that doesn't mean they are being sampled or plagiarizing

[Stefani]

Beyonce inspiring all the new pop girls.

 

[F3rzz]

8 minutes ago, stanLOONA said:

I watch a Youtuber that reacts to this kind of things, and he says a lot of times that sometimes songs will sound familiar but that doesn't mean they are being sampled or plagiarizing

probably doesn't want to be ganged upon by the thiefhive 

[MikeHunt]

14 minutes ago, Stefani said:

Beyonce inspiring all the new pop girls.