Olivia Dean SUED by late music legend’s publishers after ‘copying melody of his 1981 classic’ in one of her hit songs
OLIVIA DEAN may be the queen of singing about self-worth, but she won’t be feeling the love right now.
The British chart-topper is facing a messy legal battle after being sued over her song I’ve Seen It.
A fresh lawsuit has been filed claiming she copied the melody of Bill Withers’ 1981 soul classic Just The Two of Us.
Publishers of the late singer’s catalogue allege Olivia’s track, which appears on her album The Art Of Loving, “shares musical features so striking” that they cannot be by chance.
Rather than going after Olivia or her co-writers directly, the lawsuit lists Olivia’s American record label Capitol Records and its parent company Universal Music Group as the defendants.
The song has been streamed 246million times on Spotify alone.
In comparison, Bill’s hit has 948million global streams.
Talking about penning the emotional track, Olivia previously said: “I’d had a lot of red wine.
“When I heard it back for the first time, I burst into tears.
“It felt like the loveliest note to end on.
“Whether it’s within your friends, your family, or just the love that exists in the strangers around you, it’s there, and it’s inside of you, too.”
APPRENTICE DUO LAND SWEET GIG
IT may sound like a flaky idea, but Apprentice star Lawrence Rosenberg will dress up as a croissant to launch a new bakery.
He is reuniting with Kieran McCartney Jones, his fellow competitor on the BBC One show, at Tuesday’s opening of Signorelli Broadgate in London.
And the pair will replicate the street-trader energy they wowed with on TV.
They gained an army of fans selling out supplies of their team’s carbonara at Greenwich Market this year in Lord Sugar’s talent hunt.
I don’t doubt they’ll make this stunt a success, too.
At the bakery, Lawrence will swap the egg costume he wore during the Apprentice challenge for a croissant outfit. He told me: “We’ll be begging for tips like Lord Sugar’s watching.
“I’ll be dressed in a croissant costume and you can even pretend to be Baroness Brady and mark our performance.”
Sounds like a recipe for making dough . . .
CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Martin and Coldplay.
Their 2000 hit Yellow has just passed 4 BILLION streams on Spotify. It’s their first song to achieve this, but I’m sure it won’t be their last.
Viva La Vida isn’t far behind on 3.5 billion. No wonder they sold out ten nights at Wembley last summer.
AUSSIE rapper Iggy Azalea is plotting a comeback.
Sliding into Instagram DMs, Iggy wrote: “I stepped away from music for a long time, but now I’m back in the studio, this felt like the right place to share my journey.”
Iggy has had huge hits with the likes of Rita Ora and Britney Spears previously.
LILY STEPS UP DOWN UNDER
LILY ALLEN is legging it Down Under.
The Smile singer shows off her pins in an arty shoot after wrapping up the UK and US legs of her West End Girl show.
Lily is enjoying a break before returning to the stage in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 21.
She will then play six shows across Australia – belting out the brutal album about her divorce from Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
Lily said: “Doing the shows feels like an act of storytelling.
“It’s almost like I’m in a play every night, because I have to brush myself down and take myself back to a time and a place that isn’t now.
“It doesn’t really feel like it’s about me any more. It’s about other women who have experienced something similar.”
PIXIE SHOWS A LOTTA STYLE
PIXIE LOTT looks fashionable as ever as she heads home from another night on stage.
Dressed in a quirky jacket and tiny hotpants, Pixie strutted through London’s West End.
She’s currently starring in Who Killed Marilyn? At the Emerald Theatre.
Pixie plays the lead role of movie legend Marilyn Monroe, who died in 1962 aged just 36.
Talking about Marilyn, she said: “I grew up loving her. She was very strong and intelligent and witty.
“This whole story is told from her perspective.”
SUPERSTAR Ariana Grande is rumoured to be releasing a remix of a track from her hit album Petal.
In February 2024, she teamed up with Mariah Carey for a remix of her hit single Yes, And?
Previously, Ari featured on The Weeknd’s 2021 remix of Save Your Tears.
If she does have something in the works, I see history repeating itself.
DECEMBER 10’S HAIRY NIGHT OUT
DECEMBER 10 are going from strength to strength, but four of the lads were in for a fright this week ahead of Halloween.
John, Hendrik, Cruz, and Nicolas were seen at the scare mazes at Thorpe Park’s Fright Nights.
Simon Cowell‘s boyband have a busy winter of gigs ahead including in London and Birmingham.
Not bad for a band many thought wouldn’t amount to much.