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Justin Bieber, Dan + Shay Accused of Stealing ‘10,000 Hours’ in New Lawsuit

Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay are facing a new copyright lawsuit that claims they copied large parts of their Grammy-winning country hit “10,000 Hours” from a decades-old song. In a complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, a company called Melomega accused the stars of stealing the “core portion” of their hit song from a little-known 1980 song called “The First Time Baby Is A Holiday.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Defendants’ theft is impudently bold,” lawyers for the company wrote, also naming Warner Music Group as a defendant. “One need only listen to ‘First Time’ and the infringing ‘10,000 Hours’ to discern the unmistakable similarities between the songs.” Melomega said their claims against Bieber and Dan + Shay had been cor...