Demi Lovato Is Being Sued by Sleigh Bells Over Her Song 'Stars'

Demi Lovato has been hit with a lawsuit by the duo Sleigh Bells. The pair called out Demi last November on Twitter for the similarities between Demi’s song “Stars” and their song “Infinity Guitars.”

https://twitter.com/sleighbells/status/661239652087685120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Maskable says that “Krause and Miller request $150,000 in damages and recuperation of their legal fees. Additionally, they seek “a permanent injunction prohibiting the reproduction, distribution, sale, public performance or other use or exploitation of ‘Infinity Guitars’ by Defendants.”

The complaint, which you can read in full below, says that, “A comparison of the two songs reveals that, at the very least, the combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest, with the bass drum providing a counter-rhythm to the hand claps, is at least substantially similar in both works. This infringing material repeats throughout [‘Stars’].”

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Last year, the producers of Demi’s song told Entertainment Weekly that, “We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato’s song ‘Stars.’ Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line.” Take a listen to the two songs and let us know what you think!