Last month, Demi Lovato released her fifth studio album Confident. Perhaps her producers were a little too confident in their work, however, as they allegedly didn't bother clearing some samples from New York noise-rock duo Sleigh Bells.
On Twitter, the duo accused Lovato of sampling their tracks "Infinity Guitars" and "Riot Rhythm" in her new song "Stars":
As is often the case when a famous pop celebrity comes under attack, a swarm of Lovato fanatics are already accusing the group of being "unprofessional" and being "childish" for posting it publicly:
That said, a simple listen to all three songs offers some pretty damning evidence in Sleigh Bells' favour.
UPDATE (11/03, 1:40 p.m.): Demi Lovato producers Carl Falk and Rami have now responded to the claims, telling EW in a statement, "We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato's song 'Stars.' Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line."
On Twitter, the duo accused Lovato of sampling their tracks "Infinity Guitars" and "Riot Rhythm" in her new song "Stars":
.@ddlovato Demi Lovato flattered you guys sampled Infinity Guitars & Riot Rhythm for "Stars" but we were not contacted. Gotta clear those.
— SLEIGH BELLS (@sleighbells) November 2, 2015As is often the case when a famous pop celebrity comes under attack, a swarm of Lovato fanatics are already accusing the group of being "unprofessional" and being "childish" for posting it publicly:
@sleighbells @ddlovato PLS CONTACT DEMI OR HER TEAM INSTEAD OF TWEETING HER ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UGHH
— Thominewt (@flwlsslvto) November 2, 2015@flwlsslvto @sleighbells @ddlovato Exactly. Tweeting it here instead of contacting her team is childish as hell.
— ddl (@Oh_Its_So_Demi) November 2, 2015That said, a simple listen to all three songs offers some pretty damning evidence in Sleigh Bells' favour.
UPDATE (11/03, 1:40 p.m.): Demi Lovato producers Carl Falk and Rami have now responded to the claims, telling EW in a statement, "We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato's song 'Stars.' Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line."