Sam Smith and Normani's dismissed 'Dancing With a Stranger' copyright lawsuit has been revived after appeals court says jury ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been warning against the premature dismissal of idea theft lawsuits, emboldening ...

A copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani over their hit “Dancing With a Stranger” has been revived by a ...

On April 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived the copyright infringement case filed by Sound and Color, LLC against Sam Smith, Normani, and related parties (collectively ...

Sam Smith and Normani's dismissed "Dancing With a Stranger" copyright lawsuit has been revived by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images The copyright ...

A federal appeals court has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing with a Stranger” ripped off a 2015 song of an ...

By Bill Donahue A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit claiming Sam Smith and Normani stole key elements of their 2019 hit “Dancing With a Stranger” from an earlier track, ruling that ...