“Flowers” has become a veritable anthem for self-love for many women. But now singer Miley Cyrus is in trouble.
At the beginning of 2023, Miley Cyrus (31) delivered a big hit with “Flowers”, which allegedly takes issue with her ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth (34). But now the singer is being sued for copyright infringement because she allegedly copied from colleague Bruno Mars (38).
Company demands damages and “Flowers” ban
According to documents obtained by US portal TMZ, Tempo Music Investments claims the hit single has “many musical similarities” to Mars’ 2012 ballad “When I Was Your Man”. The investment platform emphasizes in the documents that it owns a share of the copyright to Mars’ track and claims that the chorus, harmony, melody, chord progressions and lyrics of “Flowers” were “intentionally” taken from the song. The lawsuit states: “Due to the combination and numerous similarities between the two recordings, it cannot be denied that ‘Flowers’ would not exist without ‘When I Was Your Man’.”
Tempo Music Investments is demanding an unknown amount of damages from Miley Cyrus. In addition, the company believes that “Flowers” should be removed from all versions of her 2023 album “Endless Summer Vacation”. In addition, the singer should be banned from ever performing the song again.
Both songs were hits for the artists, each reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. “When I Was Your Man” was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, but “Flowers” was even more successful. The song won the Record Of The Year award – an award that honors songwriters – and also won the Best Pop Solo Performance award, for which Mars was once nominated. “Flowers” was also nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammys, but did not win the trophy.
Lots going on privately and professionally
Miley Cyrus started her career at the age of twelve. From 2006 to 2011, she played the lead role in “Hannah Montana”. The singer then conquered the charts with hits such as “Party in the USA” and “Wrecking Ball”.
She was married to Liam Hemsworth from 2018 to 2020. The couple met in 2009 while filming and had an on-off relationship. In 2012, the two stars got engaged but then split up. They eventually got married later, but the marriage did not last long. Since 2021, the singer has been in a relationship with musician Maxx Morando (25).
Source: Stern
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