According
to Mail online, Justin Bieber is allegedly being sued for £6.4million after RnB
singers Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton claim he 'stole' his hit Somebody To
Love from them.
The
Baby singer released the song in 2010, which also featured on the album My
World 2.0, but the pair are claiming that they wrote the song in 2008 for their
own album, My Story II.
In
the lawsuit, filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Virginia, Copeland and
Overton allege that they applied for and were granted the copyright to the
song, which was then taken to major labels such as Island and Sony.
Reportedly,
the song landed into the hands of Usher - who went on to record a demo of the
song.
In
the court papers, Copeland and Overton allege that they eventually got in
contact with Usher's mother and ex-manager, who said the singer had heard
Copeland's album and even wanted him to join him on tour.
However,
Usher's demo of 'Somebody To Love' later surfaced on YouTube, resulting in
Bieber including it on his 2010 album.
Copeland
and Overton claim there are a number of similarities between Justin and Usher's
versions including the chorus hook, time signature and the use of chords, and
are seeking a minimum of $10 million in light of the alleged copyright
infringement.
In
the latest scandal to hit 19-year-old Bieber, it was announced that Swedish
police found drugs and a stun gun and the pop sensation's tour bus.
A
small amount of drugs and a stun gun were found when officers raided the bus
parked under the Globen concert venue in Stockholm, where Bieber was performing
on Wednesday.
Police
spokesman Lars Bystrom has refused to reveal identify which drugs were
discovered on the blacked out bus - but said officers ordered the search after
they 'smelt cannabis' coming from the vehicle earlier that evening.
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