Dua Lipa twice accused of plagiarism for her song Levitating

After The Weeknd and Ed Sheeran, it's singer Dua Lipa's turn to be accused of plagiarism.

In less than a week, the British pop-star has been sued twice: the first by the reggae group Artikal Sound System and the second by the two songwriters Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer.

They accuse her of being heavily inspired by their work for her title

.

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It all started on March 2, with the Artikal Sound System group's first complaint to the federal court in Los Angeles.

According to its members, the British pop-star would have modeled the melody of their track

, released in 2017, in order to write and compose his song

.

Although the complaint contains few details, it mentions the similarity of the two pieces.

Levitating

," said the plaintiffs of the group, founded in Florida in 2012.

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Two days later, on March 4, two separate composers also sued her, claiming that the singer had copied their songs

and

, released in 1979 and 1980 respectively. Lawyers for the two plaintiffs argued , in Manhattan federal court, that the

at the beginning of Dua Lipa’s title is taken from their songs.

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The complaint also states, according to the

site , that it is the chorus that is the problem, since this part of the music

".

A fact that the plaintiffs deplore since it is what contributed to the popularity of the piece of Dua Lipa.

In their accusation, they recall that this is a fairly common process on streaming platforms.

Generally speaking,

,” they said.

And when filing their complaint, the applicants relied on several interviews with the British singer, claiming that she

, in order to give her title a

.

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While Dua Lipa has still not spoken on these accusations, the group Artikal Sound System and the two songwriters Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer are asking for damages from the pop-star

Released in 2020 on his second studio album

, the offending track peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 of the year 2021.