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Olivia Dean accused of plagiarism on her I’ve Seen It track

Rising3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
  1. nbcmiami.comseen 7 Oct, 20:09headline rewritten

    Olivia Dean copied Bill Withers classic, lawsuit allegesOlivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’ copied melody of Bill Withers classic, lawsuit alleges

Fri, 2 October 2026peak 2 reports on Mon, 5 October 2026Mon, 5 October 2026

What it is about

Olivia DeanGrammy winnerBill WithersMattie Music GroupLos AngelesCapitol RecordsMusic GroupUniversal Music GroupWashington, Washington, United StatesCalifornia, United StatesRalph MacdonaldMax WolfgangBastian LangebaekAlexander StewartWilliam Salter

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
nbcmiami.com1 original report - edited after publishing
mix1049.com.au1 original report
5 Oct, 16:06over 6 hours5 Oct, 21:59

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 3 original reports

  1. Fri, 2 October 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World17:25

      Mattie Music Group, owners of Bill Withers’ back catalogue, contend the Grammy winner infringed on Just the Two of Us Olivia Dean has been accused of plagiarizing the Bill Withers classic Just the Two of Us. The owners of Withers’ back catalogue aimed that allegation at his fellow Grammy winner in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed on Thursday in US federal court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

  2. Mon, 5 October 2026

    2 reports

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