2 March 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

Songwriters hit back at Lizzo over ‘Truth Hurts’

A trio of songwriters who claim that they deserve credit for Lizzo’s record-breaking single “ Truth Hurts” have fired back at a pre-emptive lawsuit filed by Lizzo in October last year.

Already registered?

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk

More on this story

Trademarks

How Lizzo showed that she is 100% That B****

7 March 2023 US singer Lizzo has won her fight to trademark a slogan that she was able to prove is strongly associated with her, but it was a close-won case, finds Sarah Speight.

Lizzo sues over plagiarism claims; credits ‘DNA test’ tweet

24 October 2019 US singer Lizzo, the artist behind the record-breaking single “Truth Hurts”, has hit back at a trio of songwriters who are making an “illegitimate claim to co-own” her work.

Trademarks

Lizzo facing further criticism for ‘Truth Hurts’ TM bid

2 September 2019 US singer Lizzo has been accused of plagiarising a lyric from her hit song “Truth Hurts”, in which she sings “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that bitch”.

Still unsettling: The uncertain landscape for discretionary denial

The great AI ceasefire? WMG, Sony and UMG cut landmark deals

Ōura rounds on several rivals at US ITC seeking import ban

INTA votes in new 2026 president at Florida leadership meeting

Whirlpool seeks US import ban on 10 rivals’ microwave products

Perkins Coie and Ashurst to merge into $2.7bn revenue firm

Pillsbury bags first-chair litigator and inventor with ‘business acumen’

How we secured $191m damages for an NPE against Samsung

Songwriters hit back at Lizzo over ‘Truth Hurts’

More on this story

Editor's picks

Editor's picks

More articles