British pop star Dua Lipa and musician Bosko Kante have agreed to end a copyright lawsuit accusing Lipa of using his work without permission in remixes of her hit song 'Levitating'.
A filing in a federal court in Los Angeles shows that Kante, Lipa and her record label, Warner Music Group, jointly requested the dismissal of the case with prejudice on Monday, meaning the claims cannot be brought again.
Kante's lawyer, Na'il Benjamin, told Reuters on Tuesday that the dispute had been resolved. Representatives and lawyers for Lipa and Warner did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Kante performed using his ElectroSpit Talk Box, a device that converts a user's vocal vibrations into sounds resembling musical instruments, on the original recording of 'Levitating'.
His 2023 lawsuit alleged that Lipa and Warner subsequently used his performance in three remixes of the 2020 hit without his permission.
Lipa has previously successfully defended two other copyright lawsuits alleging similarities between 'Levitating' and other songs.
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