Katy Perry has just lost a legal battle against Christian rapper Flame, who recently accused her of ripping off the beat to his Grammy nominated song ‘Joyful Noise’ that came out in 2008.
The song that has been ruled a copyright infringement of Flame’s song is Perry’s 2013 smash hit ‘Dark Horse.’
Flame also alleged that Perry damaged his reputation as a Christian artist by associating his beat with the themes of dark magic and witchcraft present in Perry’s song.
Perry’s past as a Christian musician was used as evidence that she would’ve heard the song before.
The jury ruled in favor of Flame and found Perry guilty of improperly copying ‘Joyful Noise.’ Take a listen to this mashup video to see for yourself if you believe Perry copied the song.
Last Updated on July 30, 2019 by Rae Batchelor