Miley Cyrus' record-breaking track "Flowers" dominated the music charts upon its release in January 2023. It won the singer her first Grammy, taking home two awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, but now, it's gotten her into some hot water legally. Multiple outlets reported that a lawsuit was filed on Monday in Los Angeles federal court by partial copyright holder Tempo Music Investments.
According to Deadline , the suit claims “Flowers” incorporates unauthorized elements of Bruno Mars’ 2012 ballad “When I Was Your Man.” Here's what you need to know about the legal dispute. Is Bruno Mars Involved in the Lawsuit? Although Bruno Mars is the singer of "When I Was Your Man," he is not listed as a plaintiff in the case.
The investment platform states in the legal documents that it acquired "the copyright interests" to Bruno Mars' hit—written by Mars, 38, Philip Lawrence, 44, Ari Levine, and Andrew Wyatt—"around 2020," per PEOPLE . According to Deadline, the complaint names Cyrus' co-writers Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack as defendants. They also listed Sony Music Publishing, Apple, Target, Walmart, and several other companies involved in distributing the song.
Paris and Prince Jackson tribute their uncle Tito in moving posts Angelina Censori turns up the heat in China while visiting her sister Bianca Censori Lauren Sanchez says Jeff Bezos is 'the man of her dreams' ahead of their wedding: 'He loves my kids' Details of the Lawsuit The lawsuit.