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Dua Lipa Wins Copyright Battle Over "Levitating"

3/28/2025

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Dua Lipa emerged victorious in a copyright battle over her chart-topping hit "Levitating," which faced allegations of borrowing from the 1979 track "Wiggle and Giggle All Night." A judge deemed the similarities too generic to warrant protection, marking Lipa's second legal win for "Levitating," though one lawsuit still looms on the horizon.

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Dua Lipa emerged victorious in a copyright battle over her chart-topping hit "Levitating," which faced allegations of borrowing from the 1979 track "Wiggle and Giggle All Night." A judge deemed the similarities too generic to warrant protection, marking Lipa's second legal win for "Levitating," though one lawsuit still looms on the horizon.