Brooklyn Vegan — Philly band The War on Drugs had the biggest year ever thanks to their amazing album Lost in the Dream which topped a bunch of year end lists and landed on countless others, including our own. If you're a... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. rocker Tom Petty on Thursday said it was a "musical accident" that British singer Sam Smith's breakout soul hit "Stay with Me" mirrored Petty's 1989 hit song "I Won't Back Down." more info

Perez Hilton — Sam Smith agreed to give up a cut of his songwriting royalties on Stay With Me after classic rock star Tom Petty pointed out similarities to his own song I Won't Back Down. But the gracious decision was not without some controversy! [ Related: Sam Sm... more info

The Independent — So there are not going to be any microphones at dawn. At least not for now. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Similarities between British singer Sam Smith's Grammy-nominated hit, "Stay with Me," and Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne's 1989 hit, "I Won't Back Down," are nothing more than a "musical accident," Petty said in a statement Thursday. more info

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Time — "Sam did the right thing and I have thought no more about this.” more info

Stereogum — Sam Smith has been having a rough time of it this month, and part of the reason is that “Stay With Me,” Smith’s breakout hit from last year, turns out to be a little too close for comfort to Tom Petty’s 1989 song “I Won’t Back Down.” Ea... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Veteran rocker has said in a statement on his website that there are "no hard feelings" between himself and Smith... more info

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