A federal judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit over the multi-platinum dance hit ...

A judge signaled competing expert opinions should be left to a jury over claims the 2019 hit copied the hook, chorus, and composition of a 2015 song.

Sam Smith and Normani must face a jury trial in a lawsuit claiming they stole their hit “Dancing With a Stranger” from an ...

The decision says that such cases should typically be decided by juries rather than judges - a troubling message for musical artists facing frequent song-theft lawsuits. By Bill Donahue A federal ...

The hit collaboration between Sam Smith and Normani, 'Dancing with a Stranger', is entangled in a renewed legal battle as the ...

A lawsuit claiming Sam Smith and Normani's multi-platinum 2019 dance hit Dancing With A Stranger breaches copyright is heading to trial.A federal judge in Los Angeles rejected the musical ...

The decision points the case toward a jury trial, four and a half years after it was filed by Sound and Color, LLC.

On April 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived the copyright infringement case filed by Sound and Color, LLC against Sam Smith, Normani, and related parties (collectively, “Defendants”) ...

A US federal court denied Sam Smith and Normani’s request to dismiss a copyright lawsuit over Dancing With a Stranger. A jury ...

A California federal judge will not throw out a lawsuit accusing pop singers Sam Smith and Normani of copying another song in their 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," saying there were factual issues ...

A lawsuit claiming Sam Smith and Normani's multi-platinum 2019 dance hit Dancing With A Stranger breaches copyright is heading to trial. A federal judge in Los Angeles rejected the musical duo's ...

A copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani over their hit “Dancing With a Stranger” has been revived by a federal appeals court. A federal appeals court has revived a copyright ...