The decision comes five years after Flame, a.k.a. Marcus Gray, and two other co-authors sued over the songs’ similarities. During the week-long trial, Gray’s attorneys argued that the beat and ...

A downtown Los Angeles jury Monday sided with a Christian rapper who claims a portion of Katy Perry's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" was lifted from his song "Joyful Noise," with the panel calling the passages ...

Want a movie you can take your boyfriend/girlfriend AND your mom to? It’s here. “Joyful Noise” is officially the family film of the season. Olivia Hill (Keke Palmer) is the daughter of an ...

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday overturned a 2019 jury verdict that found pop singer Katy Perry’s song "Dark Horse" improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song. Judge Christina A. Snyder ...

A jury has found Katy Perry liable for copying the underlying beat of Marcus Gray’s 2008 Christian rap song “Joyful Noise” for her hit single “Dark Horse” in a verdict handed down on Monday (July 29) ...

A Los Angeles jury on Monday found that the song "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry had been copied from a Christian rap tune by Flame called "Joyful Noise." Flame is the stage name for Marcus Gray, who ...

The pop singer's 2013 song "Dark Horse" lifted "Joyful Noise" by Chrisitan rapper Flame. A jury has found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” ft. Juicy J copied a 2008 Christian rap song called ...

After a weeklong trial, a California jury has concluded that Katy Perry's song "Dark Horse" copied a Christian rap song. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large After a weeklong trial, a ...