Miley Cyrus motion to dismiss Flowers lawsuit denied – | Music News

Miley Cyrus is headed to courtroom for a lawsuit that identify drops Bruno Mars.

The singer has acquired high accolades in Hollywood over hit single Flowers. The 2023 music awarded Miley her first two Grammy Awards final yr for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

However, she may be paying a price for the reward she’s acquired.

This previous December, Tempo Music Investments, a shareholder on Bruno Mars’ 2013 hit single When I Was Your Man, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in opposition to Miley’s single, which they consider was ‘intentionally copying’ the 2013 hit single When I Was Your Man.

The legal motion is specializing in the Flowers’ refrain lyrics that say: “I can buy myself flowers/ Write my name in the sand/ Talk to myself for hours/ Say things you don’t understand/ I can take myself dancing/ And I can hold my own hand/ Yeah, I can love me better than you can.”

The order said: “Ownership of ‘exclusive rights’ is not to be conflated with ‘exclusive ownership’ of rights. The ‘exclusive rights’ are what is owned collectively by the co‐owners.”

In his justification, the decide introduced up the sale between Tempo and the music’s co-songwriter Phillip Lawrence the place they bought his catalog, which is a assortment of musical compositions and their copyrights.

“By transferring all of that interest, Tempo now steps into Lawrence’s shoes and is a co‐owner of the exclusive rights of the copyright,” the decide defined.

While the co-writers Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack are listed as defendants, Bruno Mars just isn’t affiliated with the case.