Sam Smith & Normani Try Again to Dismiss ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Copyright Lawsuit: ‘Fatal Defect’

Sam Smith and Normani are again asking to dismiss a lawsuit that claims their 2019 hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole its hook from an earlier song.
Rolling Stone

Sam Smith, Normani Copyright Lawsuit Revived: Appeals Court Says Jury Should Decide

In 2023, a California federal judge dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name The case will be ...
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Sam Smith and Normani’s Copyright Lawsuit Win Over “Dancing With a Stranger” Is Overturned

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal appeals court has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani that claimed their ...
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Sam Smith and Normani 'Dancing With a Stranger' lawsuit still on

Sam Smith and Normani asked a federal judge to toss out a copyright lawsuit that alleges their 2019 hit “Dancing With a ...
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Ninth Circuit Revives Copyright Suit Over Sam Smith’s “Dancing with a Stranger” and Reaffirms the Jury’s Role

On April 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived the copyright infringement case filed by Sound and Color, LLC against Sam Smith, Normani, and related parties (collectively, “Defendants”) ...