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Beyoncé - 'Countdown' - The singer has been accused of plagiarism many times. In one case, she was accused of copying the choreography of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker for her music video.
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Beyoncé - 'Baby Boy' - Jennifer Armour alleged that the singer copied her song 'Got a Little Bit of Love for You'.
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Beyoncé - 'XO' - The singer Ahmad Javon Lane, who has worked with the diva in the past, accused Beyoncé of copying his song 'XOXO' and releasing 'XO'.
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Beyoncé - 'Drunk in Love' - The Hungarian singer Mitsou accused the singer of plagiarism for featuring her voice without her permission.
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Beyoncé - 'Formation World Tour' - Alexander Ekman believes Beyoncé copied one of her choreographies for her song 'Freedom' which features on the artist's tour.
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Beyoncé - 'Lemonade' - The film-maker Matthew Fulks alleged that the singer copied elements from one of his films for the clips of her visual album Lemonade.
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J. K. Rowling - 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' - The writer was taken to court by the heirs of Adrian Jacobs, who claim one of the Harry Potter books is a copy of 'The Adventures of Willy the Wizard', from 1987.
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Shakira - 'Loca' - Rapper Ramon Arias Vazquez accused the singer of copying his Spanish song 'Loca con su Tiguere'.
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Shakira - 'La Bicicleta' - The singer and Carlos Vives were accused of copying parts of the song 'Yo te quiero tanto', from 1997.
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Kanye West - 'New Slaves' - A Hungarian artist accused the rapper of copying his song 'Gyongyhaju Lany' for the album 'Yeezus'.
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Stephenie Meyer - 'Twilight' - The writer was accused of plagiarism by Jordan Scott, who believes her series is a copy of 'The Nocturne', published on the internet in 2003.
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Rihanna - 'S&M' - Photographer Phillip Paulus alleged that his photographs were used without his permission in the singer's music video.
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Rihanna - 'Bitch, better have my money' - The composer Just Brittany claims that parts of her song 'Betta Have My Money' were used by Rihanna without her permission.
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Rod Stewart - 'Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?' - The Brazilian artist Jorge Ben alleges that the singer copied a part of his song 'tê-tetere-teretetê' for the hit 'Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?' .
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José Saramago - 'Death With Interruptions' - Teófilo Huerta accused the Portuguese writer of copying a part of his book 'La segunda muerte', from 1987.
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One Direction - 'Steal My Girl' - The band was accused of copying the song 'It’s Not Your Fault', by New Found Glory.
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One Direction - 'Drag Me Down' - DJ Zedd compared the melody and lyrics of “True Colors”, with the song 'Drag Me Down' from his second album, accusing the boy band of plagiarism.
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Paulo Coelho - 'The Alchemist' - The Brazilian writer was accused of copying a work by Jorge Luiz Borges.
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Madonna - 'Frozen' - The singer was sued by Salvatore Acquaviva for allegedly copying "Ma Vie Fout L’Camp".
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Ariana Grande - 'Be Alright' - The British singer Mura Musa accused the singer of copying his song 'Firefly'.
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Dan Brown - 'Santo Graal' - The writer is accused of copying a study about the Holy Graal called 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Graal'.
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Justin Bieber - 'Sorry' - White Hinterland pointed to similarities between his song 'Ring the Bell' and Justin's song.
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Taylor Swift - 'All Too Well' - The song from the album 'Red' was accused of plagiariasm by Matt Nathanson.
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Tayloy Swift - Shake It Off - The singer Jessie Braham accused the singer of copying his song 'Haters Gonna Hate'.
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Robin Thicke - 'Blurred Lines' - The song, which features Pharrell Williams and T.I., was found to plagiarize Marvin Gaye's hit song 'Got to Give it Up'.
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Beyoncé - 'Countdown' - The singer has been accused of plagiarism many times. In one case, she was accused of copying the choreography of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker for her music video.
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Beyoncé - 'Baby Boy' - Jennifer Armour alleged that the singer copied her song 'Got a Little Bit of Love for You'.
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Beyoncé - 'XO' - The singer Ahmad Javon Lane, who has worked with the diva in the past, accused Beyoncé of copying his song 'XOXO' and releasing 'XO'.
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Beyoncé - 'Drunk in Love' - The Hungarian singer Mitsou accused the singer of plagiarism for featuring her voice without her permission.
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Beyoncé - 'Formation World Tour' - Alexander Ekman believes Beyoncé copied one of her choreographies for her song 'Freedom' which features on the artist's tour.
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Beyoncé - 'Lemonade' - The film-maker Matthew Fulks alleged that the singer copied elements from one of his films for the clips of her visual album Lemonade.
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J. K. Rowling - 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' - The writer was taken to court by the heirs of Adrian Jacobs, who claim one of the Harry Potter books is a copy of 'The Adventures of Willy the Wizard', from 1987.
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Shakira - 'Loca' - Rapper Ramon Arias Vazquez accused the singer of copying his Spanish song 'Loca con su Tiguere'.
© Getty Images
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Shakira - 'La Bicicleta' - The singer and Carlos Vives were accused of copying parts of the song 'Yo te quiero tanto', from 1997.
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Kanye West - 'New Slaves' - A Hungarian artist accused the rapper of copying his song 'Gyongyhaju Lany' for the album 'Yeezus'.
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Stephenie Meyer - 'Twilight' - The writer was accused of plagiarism by Jordan Scott, who believes her series is a copy of 'The Nocturne', published on the internet in 2003.
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Rihanna - 'S&M' - Photographer Phillip Paulus alleged that his photographs were used without his permission in the singer's music video.
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Rihanna - 'Bitch, better have my money' - The composer Just Brittany claims that parts of her song 'Betta Have My Money' were used by Rihanna without her permission.
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Rod Stewart - 'Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?' - The Brazilian artist Jorge Ben alleges that the singer copied a part of his song 'tê-tetere-teretetê' for the hit 'Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?' .
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José Saramago - 'Death With Interruptions' - Teófilo Huerta accused the Portuguese writer of copying a part of his book 'La segunda muerte', from 1987.
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One Direction - 'Steal My Girl' - The band was accused of copying the song 'It’s Not Your Fault', by New Found Glory.
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One Direction - 'Drag Me Down' - DJ Zedd compared the melody and lyrics of “True Colors”, with the song 'Drag Me Down' from his second album, accusing the boy band of plagiarism.
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Paulo Coelho - 'The Alchemist' - The Brazilian writer was accused of copying a work by Jorge Luiz Borges.
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Madonna - 'Frozen' - The singer was sued by Salvatore Acquaviva for allegedly copying "Ma Vie Fout L’Camp".
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Ariana Grande - 'Be Alright' - The British singer Mura Musa accused the singer of copying his song 'Firefly'.
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Dan Brown - 'Santo Graal' - The writer is accused of copying a study about the Holy Graal called 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Graal'.
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Justin Bieber - 'Sorry' - White Hinterland pointed to similarities between his song 'Ring the Bell' and Justin's song.
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Taylor Swift - 'All Too Well' - The song from the album 'Red' was accused of plagiariasm by Matt Nathanson.
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Tayloy Swift - Shake It Off - The singer Jessie Braham accused the singer of copying his song 'Haters Gonna Hate'.
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Robin Thicke - 'Blurred Lines' - The song, which features Pharrell Williams and T.I., was found to plagiarize Marvin Gaye's hit song 'Got to Give it Up'.
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Discover the famous faces who have been accused of plagiarism
Click on the photos and check out some of the supposed plagiarism of hit songs!
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The well known phrase "imitation is the highest form of flattery" seems to have some truth here! Artists have been accused of plagiarism and some have been brought before the courts for it.
In these cases, the works were copied in their entirety, in certain parts or the principal ideas. In the end, the alleged plagiarism was denounced by their authors.
Click on the photos and check out some of the supposed plagiarism of hit songs and famous art works!
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