We Know Why Liam Hemsworth Is Miley Cyrus’ Biggest Fear in Copyright Lawsuit
After being sued for copyright infringement, Miley Cyrus is concerned that she may have to “publicly reveal” that her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth served as the “inspiration” for her 2023 song, Flowers.
A complaint was filed against the 31-year-old pop artist, claiming that she had plagiarized Bruno Mars’s 2012 hit song When I Was Your Man, which peaked at the top of pop charts worldwide.
Although the former Hannah Montana star is not too worried about the lawsuit per se, insiders have exclusively informed DailyMail.com that she will find it “unsettling” if she is forced to admit that the song was about her ex—years after fans believed the song was a reaction to his alleged infidelity.
“Everyone who knows Miley knows that this track was written as a way of healing from Liam,” the source added. “Miley is not too concerned with the lawsuit itself.”
Miley and Liam became engaged in May 2012, but they broke up in September 2013 and then got back together in 2016. After getting hitched in December 2018, the pair divorced in January 2020.
According to reports, Liam dedicated Bruno’s song to Miley in 2013 and they frequently referred to it throughout their romance.
The actor from The Witcher allegedly requested that the song be played at the couple’s wedding as well.
Because that was Liam’s song for her, the source went on, “she wrote lyrics that were a reaction to Bruno’s lyrics in Your Man.”
All that mattered to her was that he understood it was for him.
“Miley wrote it as a fast, upbeat song, but it was originally a slow love ballad.”
The Grammy winner reportedly worries that she may have to admit things about the song “on record.”
The source went on, “She is concerned that she might have to disclose where she got the idea for the song.” “It’s very unsettling that she publicly and on record revealed it was specifically about Liam, even though she has no problem saying it was a response to Bruno.”
The musical sensation is reportedly waiting to hear what comes next and has not yet responded to the complaint.
According to the insider, “she is just watching how this plays out at this point and is hoping it gets tossed out before any of that becomes a real possibility.”
The insider added that Miley was “so focused on making these digs at Liam over his alleged affair and that overshadowed anything else” when she originally released her tune, so she didn’t pay attention to the similarities between the two songs.
“I should have bought you flowers and held your hand / Should have given you all my hours when I had the chance / Take you to every party ’cause all you wanted to do was dance” are some of the lyrics of the original song, which is about regretting the loss of a loving companion.
Turning the script, Miley performs a song to the tune of Bruno Mars’ hit, “I I can take myself dancing / And I can hold my own hand / Yeah, I can love me better than you can.” “I can take myself dancing” probably alludes to a notorious red carpet incident where Liam appeared to wince at Miley’s twerking.
Miley sings, “We were good, we were gold / Kind of dream that can’t be sold / We were right ’til we weren’t / Built a home and watched it burn,” in reference to her and Liam’s Malibu home burning down in another song.
Fans also noted that the music video was replete with Easter eggs that alluded to her relationship with Liam, including the fact that it was shot in the house where the actor is supposedly unfaithful.
Miley celebrated her ex-husband’s birthday on January 13 by releasing the song and music video.
The lawsuit does not include Bruno’s name. Miley is being sued by Tempo Music Investments, according to a Monday TMZ article.
Tempo Music filed a new lawsuit against Miley, claiming that she “intentionally copied” When I Was Your Man in Flowers because the two songs have a lot in common.
The investing firm asserts that both the chorus and the verses of Flowers share the same melody and harmonies as the previous song.
It claims that some of Miley’s lyrics are similar to those on Bruno’s song When I Was Your Man, which was written by Bruno with Philip Lawrence, Ari Levin, and Andrew Wyatt. It also claims that the chord progressions used on Miley’s song are similar to those on Bruno’s song, which she is credited for writing with Aldae, real name: Gregory Hein, and Michael Pollack.
According to Tempo’s lawsuit, “Flowers would not exist without When I Was Your Man,” given the quantity and combination of similarities between the two recordings.
Each song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles list and became hits for the individual singers.
Flowers was even more successful than When I Was Your Man, which was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.
Bruno was nominated for an award, Best Pop Solo Performance, and the song won Record Of The Year, which honors songwriters.
Flowers was not the winner of Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards, but it was nominated.
Bruno’s song is widely available; it was a hit when it was released ten years ago and has stayed readily available on physical media and streaming ever since. However, Miley, her record label, producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Harper, and her are all accused by Tempo Music of having access to the song.
The investment group is suing Miley for damages, though it’s not apparent if it has set a figure as of yet.
In a more drastic move, the company is asking that Miley be prohibited from ever again performing the well-known song and that she and her label be prohibited from releasing Flowers, which may mean taking it out of digital and upcoming physical copies of her 2023 album Endless Summer Vacation.
It seems that Tempo Music, not Bruno, initiated the action after purportedly assuming partial ownership of the song’s copyright.
The Uptown Funk hitmaker reportedly sold Warner Music Group a piece of his song repertoire six months prior in May 2021.
The extent of the scale was not made clear at the time, although Bruno—real name Peter Hernandez—was said to have kept primary ownership of his catalog.
Variety reports that in late 2019, Warner Music Group and Providence Equity Partners declared their intention to invest $650 million in Tempo Music Investments, a new platform.
