July 08, 2026
Pop singers Sam Smith and Normani and their record labels are seeking a favorable ruling in a suit claiming the 2019 song "Dancing With a Stranger" was copied from an older song with a similar name, saying that song's authors were unable to show how the defendants accessed it.
October 11, 2023
A company owned by two musicians has asked a California federal judge to deny a bid for attorney fees from pop singers Sam Smith and Normani and their record labels, arguing that the company's copyright infringement claims were reasonable and filed in good faith.
September 08, 2023
Pop singers Sam Smith and Normani, along with record labels Sony and Universal Music, have prevailed against a copyright infringement lawsuit as a California federal judge has ruled that the melodic phrases of their 2019 song "Dancing With a Stranger" were not substantially similar to an older song with a similar name.