VH1 News — Katy Perry took to Twitter to deny that the Beach Boys were suing her over "California Gurls"; and both Mike Love and Brian Wilson have also denied the alleged suit. more info
Guardian Music — Company owning song rights insists Brian Wilson and Mike Love are owed royalties after Perry's hit borrows line from originalThe Beach Boys' publisher has got in a tussle with pop star Katy Perry over her latest hit California Gurls, claiming that Br... more info
MTV.co.uk News — Katy Perry has denied claims that she has been threatened with a lawsuit by The Beach Boys' record label Rondor Records.Reports suggested that Perry was being sued over a lyric they claim she stole... more info
ContactMusic — Katy Perry is in trouble for using a lyric made famous by The Beach Boys.The 25-year-old singer used the phrase "I wish they all could be California Girls" in her... more info
Undercover, Australia — The Beach Boys’ record label Rondor Records is threatening to sue Katy Perry for violating copyright with her song ‘California Gurls’. more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Beach Boys record label is going after Katy Perry for using the lyrics to their classic song, "California Girls," on her new summer anthem, "California Gurls."
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The publishing company that control the rights to the Beach Boys' 1966 hit "California Girls" isn't suing Katy Perry and rapper Snoop Dogg.
The publishing comp... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The publishing company that control the rights to the Beach Boys’ 1966 hit “California Girls” isn’t suing Katy Perry and rapper Snoop Dogg over her recent, similarly minded chart-topper “California Gurls,” as has been reported in stories ... more info