Superstar duo Sam Smith and Normani won a copyright infringement lawsuit that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name. A California federal ...

Three songwriters allege that Smith and Normani’s 2019 smash duet copied both a song and video concept created in 2015. The three songwriters state their song was originally posted on Vincent’s ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been warning against the premature dismissal of idea theft lawsuits, emboldening creators to take to court. By Winston Cho A federal appeals court has revived ...

In 2015, Tom Petty was awarded a songwriting credit for Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” due to its resemblance to “Don’t Back Down.” And now, Rolling Stone reports, Sam Smith is facing a copyright ...

In 2019, Sam Smith and Normani joined forces to release their first collaboration “Dancing With A Stranger.” “It bottles everything I was feeling whilst juggling my personal life and touring,” Smith ...

A new copyright infringement lawsuit claims Sam Smith and Normani copied essential elements of a 2015 song titled “Dancing With a Stranger” to release their own sultry single by the same name four ...