R&B superstar Usher Raymond and his protégé Justin Bieber are being sued for alleged copyright infringement for the hit song "Somebody To Love." Artist Devin Copeland and his team are suing them for $10,000,000. Usher is an 8 time winning Grammy artist, who has sold millions of albums, since he has been in the music industry at a very young age. He is now one of the judges on the hit show, The Voice. On the other hand, we have Justin Bieber who is on track to follow the same footsteps his mentor has shown him. He was discovered at a young age, while posting videos on YouTube. It was then that Usher’s team discovered this future pop star. Since Justin Bieber’s career has launched, he has been quite successful.
It was until this past week when Pop sensation Justin Bieber and R&B Artist Usher got hit with the big whammy! The hit song "Somebody To Love" that featured both artists was not so original. Artist Devin Copeland aka De Rico claims that he wrote a song with the same title and similar lyrics. This was back in 2010 when all this news sparked up.
Copeland started taking all the necessary steps to pursue a lawsuit against Justin Bieber and Usher. In order for Copeland to prove this was a case of copyright infringement, he must have evidence that the opposing party had access to the content and that they were similar. Both songs have been compared heavily and there are some similarities. According to Devin Copeland, he had conversed with Usher’s mom and they expressed an interest in his album. They wanted him to do some touring with Usher and re-record the album. It just so happens that one of the tracks on there was titled "Somebody To Love." After that conversation, Copeland never heard from Usher’s mom or anyone from Usher’s team.
Neither Usher nor Justin Bieber has responded to these allegations concerning the lawsuit. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out in the end. Although the song is Justin Bieber’s, I don’t think that the lawsuit should be pushed heavily towards him. Usher seemed to have played a big role in this case. It is just a matter of time until we know the results. Check out the remix to "Somebody To Love" below.
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