Dua Lipa had a rave of a time on her birthday.
02.08.2023 - 22:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Dua Lipa faces a multimillion-dollar copyright claim over the allegedly unauthorised use of a recording on remixes of her 2020 hit track Levitating.
The lawsuit has been brought by music producer Bosco Kante, who claims the British star used his mobile talk box technology without permission.
A talk box is a device that allows musicians to modify the sound of a musical instrument by shaping the frequency content of the sound.
In documents obtained by the PA news agency, Mr Kante claims that he was approached about “creating and performing a talk box performance” to be licensed in connection with Levitating.
The filing says that the star had permission to use the talk box on the original recording but not on any remixes.
However, Mr Kante claims that his ElectroSpit talk box was used on further releases of Levitating, including The Blessed Madonna remix, which featured Madonna and Missy Elliott, and another popular remix featuring DaBaby.
The DaBaby remix is reportedly the most popular version of the song, and has amassed more than 1.6 billion plays on Spotify.
Mr Kante’s lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles on Monday, claims he is entitled to more than 20 million dollars (£15.7 million).
“Plaintiff made numerous attempts to resolve this matter short of litigation, but such efforts were unsuccessful, due to defendants’ unwillingness to co-operate or accept responsibility for this blatant infringement of plaintiff’s copyrights,” the documents said.
Dua Lipa is yet to comment publicly on the lawsuit.
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and enthusiast—dialed her look way back for a night out in London over the weekend.On July 21, the was photographed outside of the Chiltern Firehouse hotel/restaurant wearing a white button-up, jeans, and a classic black shoulder bag. Even her makeup was minimalistic, with just a touch of mascara and a subtle pink lip! Despite the toned-down nature of the look—at least compared to Lipa's history of dressing—the Barbie star could never be boring. Lipa managed to elevate the look to Pinterest-worthy heights with the right accessories, including a diamond pinky ring, oversized silver earrings, and Maison Margiela's divisive split-toe —which you may recognize as a slightly altered version of the pair on her Instagram Story.
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