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 ...

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 ...

A new 'Dark Horse' copyright trial has found Katy Perry guilty of stealing from Flame. Katy Perry has been sued in a 'Dark Horse' copyright trial for ripping off Flame's christian rap song 'Joyful ...

Katy Perry and her ‘Dark Horse’ collaborators are appealing the verdict that ruled they were liable for copying the underlying beat of Marcus Gray’s (aka Flame) 2008 Christian rap song, ‘Joyful Noise’ ...

The unanimous verdict comes five years after a trio of Christian rappers sued, claiming their track Joyful Noise has the same intro as Katy’s song. Katy Perry did steal her Dark Horse hit from a ...

A jury has ruled that Katy Perry’s track “Dark Horse” copied a Christian rap song. The pop singer was sued five years ago by Marcus Gray – professionally known as Flame – and two co-writers who ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...