Miley Cyrus‘ “Flowers” was the pop hit of 2023. The song won the Disney Channel alum her first Grammy Award, and it popped off on the charts. But many speculated whether or not the single was partially inspired by another famous one: Bruno Mars‘ “When I Was Your Man.” Although neither Miley nor Bruno has commented on the rumors, the “Wrecking Ball” hitmaker was just hit with a lawsuit, which accused her of copying his song.
Although the lawsuit pertains to his song, Bruno was not named in the court documents, according to multiple outlets. Tempo Music Investments owns a copyright share of “When I Was Your Man” and claimed that there are “striking similarities” between that song and Miley’s “Flowers.”
The lawsuit, which was filed in in a Los Angeles court on Monday, September 16, also accuses multiple companies of distributing “Flowers,” including Sony Music Publishing, Apple, Target and Walmart.
Miley is being sued for alleged copyright, according to Temple Music Investments’ lawsuit.
“It is undeniable based on the combination and number of similarities between the two recordings that ‘Flowers’ would not exist without ‘When I Was Your Man,’” the court documents read, per Us Weekly. “Accordingly, Plaintiff brings this action for copyright infringement arising out of Defendants’ unauthorized reproduction, distribution and exploitation of ‘When I Was Your Man.”
The court documents further claimed that Miley’s song “duplicates numerous melodic, harmonic, and lyrical elements” of Bruno’s hit track.
