Miley Cyrus’ request to have her ‘Flowers’ lawsuit dismissed was met with a push-back from the choose presiding over the case.
Miley Cyrus requested for her ‘Flowers’ lawsuit to be dismissed however the choose challenged the request
The 32-year-old pop star is being sued for copyright infringement over the 2023 hit by Tempo Music Investments, who accused Cyrus of lifting the melody, concord, and refrain of Bruno Mars’ 2012 hit ‘After I Was Your Man’, which they’ve a share in.
At a listening to on Monday (10.03.25), District Choose Dean D. Pregerson insisted Tempo Music has each proper to proceed with its declare.
As reported by Rolling Stone, Pregerson stated: “If somebody desires to purchase what somebody owns, purchase the complete factor, and that features the suitable to implement that possession towards the remainder of the world – when you don’t enable that, you then diminish the worth of what you’re promoting to the purpose the place it could turn out to be nugatory.”
No quick motion was taken with the choose putting the request beneath submission after Cyrus’ lawyer, Peter Anderson, referenced earlier co-author possession instances of their argument.
in November, Anderson argued: “Plaintiff unambiguously [says] that it obtained its claimed rights within the ‘After I Was Your Man’ copyright from solely one in every of that musical composition’s 4 co-authors.
“That could be a deadly and incurable defect in plaintiff’s declare.”
The lyrics are a paraphrase of Bruno’s track however as a result of they had been solely related concepts it wasn’t vital for him to be listed as a co-writer on ‘Flowers’.
Miley’s refrain goes: “I can purchase myself flowers.
“Write my identify within the sand.
“Discuss to myself for hours.
“Say issues you do not perceive.
“I can take myself dancing.
“And I can maintain my very own hand.
“Yeah, I can love me higher than you may.”
Bruno sings on his observe: “That I ought to’ve purchased you flowers and held your hand … Now my child’s dancin’, however she’s dancin’ with one other man.”
Miley gained a number of awards for the hit, together with two Grammys for Document of the Yr and Greatest Pop Solo Efficiency, however Tempo Music insists she would not have obtained the accolades with out ‘After I Was Your Man’.
The agency instructed TMZ: “It’s simple primarily based on the mix and variety of similarities between the 2 recordings that ‘Flowers’ wouldn’t exist with out ‘After I Was Your Man.’”
The corporate shouldn’t be solely in search of cash from the previous Disney star however desires her to be banned from performing the track.
Bruno, 39, shouldn’t be a part of the lawsuit towards Miley.
‘Flowers’ featured on Miley’s album ‘Infinite Summer season Trip’ and was the biggest-selling track worldwide that 12 months.
