What Do Fans Think About Copyright Lawsuit Over Miley Cyrus’ Flowers & Bruno Mars’ ‘When I Was Your Man’? | Billboard News

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” was hit with a copyright lawsuit in 2024 over Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man,” and the judge handling the case is unlikely to dismiss it. Billboard took to the streets to gather public opinion about the lawsuit. Keep watching to see what people think.

Do you think that Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” is copying Bruno Mars’ song? Let us know in the comments below.

Guest 1:

The whole thing is petty. It doesn’t make sense for anyone to be suing anyone because songs don’t even really belong to anyone.

Tetris Kelly:

Miley Cyrus is involved in a copyright lawsuit filed over allegations that her Grammy-winning “Flowers” infringed the Bruno Mars song “When I Was Your Man.” But what do fans think?

Guest 2:

I’ve definitely heard songs that sound more similar than those two do.

Guest 3:

I’m singing them both in my head right now, and I feel like it’s not like a Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo situation. 

Tetris Kelly:

And where does the case stand now? We’re breaking it down.

Guest 4:

Maybe I think she just really likes the song.

Guest 5:

I think it’s hard to determine. 

Tetris Kelly:

At a recent hearing in Los Angeles, a federal judge looks unlikely to immediately dismiss the lawsuit accusing Cyrus. In her first response back in November, attorneys for Miley said that the total lack of involvement from Bruno himself and two of the song’s other co-writers required the outright dismissal of the lawsuit.

Guest 2:

It’s easy to say, like oh, they’re being bitter, but my dad’s a songwriter, so I definitely understand the like, if they want to fight it out. They deserve the chance to, I guess, because, like, they worked really hard on it. Bruno Mars can go from this to this to that, but if you’re a songwriter you don’t know when your next thing is. 

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