Did Dua Lipa ACTUALLY Plagiarize Levitating?

Summary by Krater

An analysis of the copyright lawsuit filed by Artikal Sound System against Dua Lipa over the songs 'Live Your Life' and 'Levitating', comparing their chord progressions, melodies, and rhythm, and showing that both songs drew on earlier music like Outkast's 'Rosa Parks'.

From the video

Answers: Did Dua Lipa plagiarize Levitating from Artikal Sound System's Live Your Life?

• music copyright infringement lawsuits
• charleston rhythm in pop music
• chord progression analysis
• melody comparison
• musical interpolation

What it concludes

• Artikal Sound System's lawsuit claims Levitating is substantially similar to Live Your Life and highly unlikely to have been created independently.
• The rhythm and melody used in both songs are based on the Charleston rhythm, which has been used in many earlier songs such as Outkast's Rosa Parks and The Jacksons' Blame It on the Boogie.
• Both songs drew on prior musical tropes that predate them, meaning Artikal Sound System's copyright claim is likely spurious.
• If the lawsuit goes to court and Artikal Sound System wins, Outkast would have an even stronger copyright case against them for Rosa Parks.