Leona Lewis plagiarism case heads to High Court

Leona Lewis may be blocked from releasing her new single 'Collide' on September 4. A Ministry of Sound producer has sued her and her label for plagiarism, and the case is now in High Court.

The tracks in question do sound alike.

Leona says that avicii was aware that she was sampling his music and was to get publishing splits. But avicii says that is not true.

From Daily Mail:

Leona Lewis and her label are being taken to court by a Ministry of Sound producer who says her new single plagiarises one of her tracks.

Swedish DJ Avicii - real name Tim Bergling - says Collide, which was unveiled last month, is a "straight re-recording" of his instrumental Fade into Darkness, which he recorded in October.

Bergling alleged that his team denied Simon Cowell's label Syco, which Leona is signed to, use of the track as he was searching for a female vocalist before officially releasing it himself.

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