Rolling Stone

Sam Smith, Normani Prevail in ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Copyright Lawsuit

Superstar duo Sam Smith and Normani won a copyright infringement lawsuit that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name. A California federal ...
Rolling Stone

Sam Smith, Normani Copyright Lawsuit Revived: Appeals Court Says Jury Should Decide

In 2023, a California federal judge dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name The case will be ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Revives Copyright Suit Over Sam Smith’s “Dancing with a Stranger” and Reaffirms the Jury’s Role

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”) ...
Yahoo

Sam Smith and Normani’s Copyright Lawsuit Win Over “Dancing With a Stranger” Is Overturned

A federal appeals court has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing with a Stranger” ripped off a 2015 song of an identical ...
JD Supra

Sound and Color, LLC v. Samuel Smith

Ninth Circuit reverses summary judgment in favor of pop singer Sam Smith in music copyright dispute, holding in unpublished opinion that hook in plaintiff’s song may be protectable as unique selection ...
PRIDE

Sam Smith And Normani Cleared Of Copyright Infringement Claims

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