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Topics: Celebrity, Music, US News, Miley Cyrus
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Celebrity, Music, US News, Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus has responded to allegations that she 'copied' fellow musician Bruno Mars when writing her Grammy-winning 2023 single 'Flowers'.
The song sky-rocketed straight to the global No. 1 spot last year, hitting fans particularly hard after she revealed it was inspired by the breakdown of her marriage to ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth - from whom she split in 2020.
"The relationship I had for 10 years was an amazing time in my life," she previously told listeners of the Call Her Daddy podcast.
It bagged two prestigious accolades at the 2023 Grammy's - Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance - before accusations of plagiarism tainted the track's success.
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"This award is amazing, but I really hope that it doesn’t change anything, because my life was beautiful yesterday," she announced during her acceptance speech.
"Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular, so please don’t think that this is important."
In docs obtained by PEOPLE this week, Cyrus' lawyers responded to the plagiarism accusations, claiming she in no way copied Mars' number.
Tempo Music Investments alleged that Cyrus and her team had 'undeniably' ripped off Mars' 2012 single, 'When I Was Your Man'.
Lyrics from the chorus of Mars' number read: "I should have bought you flowers / and held your held / Should have give you all my hours / when I had the chance."
Cyrus' chorus reads: "I can buy myself flowers / write my name in the sand / talk to myself for hours / say things you don't understand."
TMZ obtained documents earlier this year which heard that Tempo Music Investments - an investment platform claiming to own a share of the copyright in Mars' song - had claimed the ballad bore 'many musical similarities' with the tune.
"It is undeniable based on the combination and number of similarities between the two recordings that ‘Flowers’ would not exist without ‘When I Was Your Man'," documents - that don't specifically mention Mars' by name - read.
Now, however, lawyers for Cyrus filed to dismiss the copyright lawsuit.
The 32-year-old's team denied copyright infringement claims from the investment firm, arguing that 'only owners of exclusive rights may sue for copyright infringement'.
They add that an assignee of only one co-author lacks exclusive rights and, therefore, also 'lacks standing to sue for infringement'.