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Justin Beiber & Skrillex Get Sued by Indie Artist Over Their Hit Collab, "Sorry"

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Justin Bieber and Skrillex are reportedly being sued by indie artist White Hinterland, who claims the duo used her vocal loop without permission on the hit song "Sorry."

White Hinterland, whose real name is Casey Dienel, claims the "unique characteristics of the female vocal riff" from her 2014 song "Ring the Bell" is the same as that used on Bieber's track, TMZreports.

Skrillex produced and wrote on the song. The other writers -- who would be Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and Michael Tucker -- are reportedly also included in the suit.

Eight seconds of the "Ring the Bell" riff is allegedly used six times in Bieber's Purpose standout track. Dienel reportedly claims she warned Bieber's camp to stop using the similar part last December, but was ignored.

"Ring the Bell" has been streamed more than 500,000 times on Spotify -- more than any other on White Hinterland's 2014 album Baby.

Listen to the song below, with the riff in question opening the track. Then listen to Bieber's "Sorry" beneath.

[video]https://youtu.be/_VW5xIXdfgw[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/fRh_vgS2dFE[/video]

http://www.billboard.com/articles/c...d-sorry-white-hinterland?utm_sourc e=twitter

Ppl really gotta stop trying to cut corners on these type of things. It always comes to bite them in the ass later.
 

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I love it when musical shoplifters get caught.
 

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Absolutely terrible song.

Horrible.

But with that being said they most def ripped her off. She needs to be paid asap. Not acceptable behavior from Skrillex or J.B.

Those beliebers on youtube are pissing me off claiming she only wants 10 minutes of fame...her stuff was used, made a crap ton of money, she deserves her cut for what she did. Its literally laced throughout the song. She needs to be credited as a song writer/ vocalist because that makes the song! I thought i was going to hear sorry when i heard that loop.
 

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Ppl really gotta stop trying to cut corners on these type of things. It always comes to bite them in the ass later.[/QUOTE]

Yep ! they did and didn't even try to change it around just a lil bit... they just lifted the whole damn part of the song.
 

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fµck!ng idiots should have gave her that credit in the song, that's HER vocals smh mess.
 

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Yep, that is def her song all up and through J.B's song. Get your money girl.
 

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Wow, all of you seem so sure that they ripped her off. Originality is really rare nowadays. I highly doubt skrillex will do something like that.
 

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