Behind the music: Why topline melody writing creates disputes between artists and songwriters

The legal row between Leona Lewis and DJ Avicii has been settled, but it highlights the rough deal songwriters can get when ownership of a track is unclearLast week week the DJ Avicii v Leona Lewis saga came to a happy ending, as they settled a legal dispute in which the 22-year-old Swedish DJ had attempted to get a high court injunction to block the release of Lewis's new single, Collide, alleging that the instrumental track for the single was copied from Avicii's forthcoming single, Fade Into ...

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