You stole my song! Stars accused of music theft
As Will.i.am is accused of ripping off a dance duo, who else has possibly borrowed a little too much...
- Lady Gaga: Rebecca Francescatti brought a lawsuit against Gaga accusing her of stealing elements of Franscatti's 1999 song 'Juda' to use in her hit, 'Judas'. Both artists worked with producer Brian Gaynor who is also being sued, according to Francescatti's lawyers. The lawsuit also uncovered text messages between Lady Gaga and producer RedOne , that show Gaga had also stolen another sample loop used in 'Judas' and later in Jennifer Lopez's 'Invading My Mind' without credit.
by Grace Carroll | Photos by WENN
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Will.i.am is at the centre of a dispute at the moment, as he's been accused of stealing the track for his new song 'Let's Go' from 'Rebound', a dance track produced by Mat Zo and Arty.
Whether Will.i.am did it or not, it's not the first time that a musician has been accused of stealing songs - or lyrics, melodies or even just "a catchy pop vibe that both draws people in and sticks in people’s heads," because it's not like there's much of that around in pop music.
Some of these won't be a surprise and some of them will, but we've got together 10 accusations of stars who are musical magpies. From Usher to Taylor Swift to even Lady Gaga, which stars have been accused of being musical thieves?
Take a look and find out...
