Miley Cyrus settles $300M lawsuit claiming she stole 'We Can't Stop'

By Denise Petski

By Dino-Ray Ramos

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Miley Cyrus has settled a legal dispute over her song, "We Can't Stop''. 

A $300 million lawsuit over Miley Cyrus' 2013 single "We Can't Stop" has finally reached a settlement, according to Rolling Stone. Back in 2018, Jamaican songwriter Michal May, who performs under the name Flourgon, filed a lawsuit against Cyrus and her label RCA records over the single, which he claims used parts of his 1988 song "We Run Things."

A settlement agreement has been reached in the $300 million copyright infringement lawsuit Jamaican songwriter Michael May (aka Flourgon) filed against Miley Cyrus and her song "We Can't Stop" in 2018, according to Reuters. 

Miley Cyrus just reached a settlement in the $300 million copyright infringement lawsuit over “We Can’t Stop.”