AttheweekendLanaDelReytooktotoaddressrumoursaboutalawsuitfromRadioheaddetailingplagiaristicsimilaritiesbetweenhersong‘GetFree’andtheir90shit‘Creep’.
DespiteDelReyannouncingthat,writing“It’strueaboutthelawsuit”andthatRadioheadwillonlyaccept“100%thepublishing”,aspokespersonforRadiohead’spublisherWarner/Chappellhascomeoutanddeniedherreport.
Thespokespersonoutlinedthatdiscussionshavetakenplaceaboutacknowledgingwritingcreditson‘GetFree’forthewriters‘Creep’duetosimilaritiesbetweenthetwosongs,butithasn’tcurrentlybeenbroughttocourt.
Thestatementreads:“AsRadiohead’smusicpublisher,it’struethatwe’vebeenindiscussionssinceAugustlastyearwithLanaDelRey’srepresentatives.It’sclearthattheverses‘GetFree’usemusicalelementsfoundintheverses‘Creep’andwe’verequestedthatthisbeacknowledgedinfavourallwriters‘Creep’.
“Tosettherecordstraight,nolawsuithasbeenissuedandRadioheadhavenotsaidthey‘willonlyaccept100%’thepublishing‘GetFree’.”
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