Dua Lipa ‘Levitating’ Copyright Case Over ‘Talk Box’ Ends With Settlement
The agreement will finally resolve the last of several copyright lawsuits over Lipa's smash hit, which spent 77 weeks on the Hot 100.
Dua Lipa has settled a copyright lawsuit filed in 2023 by a producer named Bosko Kante, ending years of litigation over her hit song "Levitating." The case centered on Kante's claim that Lipa had paid to use his "talk box" recording in the original song but had not secured his approval for later remixes, such as the DaBaby version.
Attorneys for both sides announced on Monday (Nov. 9) that they had reached an agreement to terminate the lawsuit permanently. Specifics of the settlement, including monetary terms or changes to song credits, have not been disclosed in court filings. No side's lawyers immediately commented on the resolution of the case. The lawsuit marked the culmination of over four years of continuous litigation surrounding "Levitating," which became Lipa's breakout hit, reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100 after its debut in 2020 and spending a total of 77 weeks on the charts.
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