"Why the sudden cash grab moment?" — Fans slam Tempo Music for suing Miley Cyrus for copyright claims over Bruno Mars' song

Tempo Music recently filed a lawsuit against Miley Cyrus and her 2023 hit Flowers, as the company claimed that it had too many musical similarities with Bruno Mars’ When I Was Your Man, as reported by TMZ. It is worth noting that Tempo Music owns a share of the Bruno Mars song, which was released in 2012.

Apart from compensation for the copying, Tempo Music has also demanded that the singer, Miley Cyrus should not be allowed to sing the song or perform it anywhere for monetary gains. As per documents obtained by TMZ, the lawsuit mentions that Miley “intentionally” copied Mars, as it states:

"It is undeniable based on the combination and number of similarities between the two recordings that ‘Flowers’ would not exist without ‘When I Was Your Man.’”

However, as soon as the word about the lawsuit reached social media, several Miley Cyrus fans began reacting to it, and bashing Tempo Music. An X user, @BuzzingPop posted about the same, and several netizens reacted by saying:

“Miley has been open about the interpolation, why the sudden cash grab moment? Very weird.”

Other fans of the song, and the singer also sided with her and commented:

“Didn't she literally confirm she interpolated it or am i making things up,” wrote a netizen.

“Why would they wait almost two years to say something? they want that money so bad,” commented another X user.

“Bruno himself congratulated and used the song for ads, they're just money hungry people,” exclaimed another.

“Took them years to figure out suddenly,” stated another X user on the post.

“Get a job and leave Miley and Katy alone,” bashed another social media user.

“They waited until it made a ton of money so the royalty checks would be FAT,” said another angry fan.

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Miley Cyrus won two Grammys for the song Flowers which is being sued by Tempo Music

Miley Cyrus’ song, Flowers was a part of her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation. The song was released in January 2023, and topped many charts as soon as it was dropped by the singer. The song about relying on no one to feel complete or special made a special place in people’s hearts globally.

While the song and the singer are now in deep waters, it is also worth noting that it won Miley many awards, including two Grammys, in two categories - Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. Furthermore, the song was also nominated for the Song of the Year category.

The song won many other awards including NRJ Music Awards, Danish Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Musa Awards, IFPI Awards, Japan Gold Disc Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, BMI Pop Awards, and many more.

On the other hand, Bruno Mars is not involved in the case, as TMZ reported that the singer is not a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed by Tempo Music against Miley Cyrus. However, at the moment, neither Cyrus nor her lawyers have commented on the lawsuit filed. Bruno Mars and his representatives have also kept silent on the matter.