A local musician in Brazil has accused her of copying works from his 1995 album, and fans have been reacting.
A 2015 song by Adele could be pulled from streaming services globally after a Brazilian judge, Judge Vitctor Torres ordered the Brazilian subsidiaries of Sony and Universal to halt immediately and globally, from using, reproducing, editing, distributing or commercialising the song ‘Million Years Ago’, by any modality, means, physical or digital support, streaming or sharing platform.
According to Brazilian composer, Toninho Geraes, ‘Million Years Ago’ plagiarised the music of his 1995 samba song, ‘Mulheres (Women)’ – which Brazilian singer Martinho da Vila recorded on the album ‘Tá Delícia, Tá Gostoso’.
Geraes is presently suing for lost royalties, seeking $160,000 in moral damages and wants a songwriting credit on Adele’s song.
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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She is known for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and songwriting. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings.
Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 and spawned the UK top-five singles “Chasing Pavements” and “Make You Feel My Love”. 19 has sold over 2.5 million copies in the UK and was named in the top 20 best-selling debut albums of all time in the UK. Adele was honoured with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on 5 May 1988 in the Tottenham district of London, to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans. After Evans left when Adele was 2, she was brought up by her mother. She began singing at age 4 and asserts that she became obsessed with voices.
In 1997, 9-year-old Adele and her mother, who by then had found work as a furniture maker and an adult-learning activities organiser, relocated to Brighton on the south coast of England.
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