British pop star Dua Lipa has praised actor, musician, and activist Riz Ahmed on her Apple Podcast.
“Dua Lipa at Your Service” is is an interview series brimming with inspiring stories and tools, tips, and recommendations learned and shared by some of the world’s most exciting minds – people revolutionising not just their own industries, but also culture more broadly. From fashion to music, literature to activism.
After recording the 11th episode of the podcast, the “Levitating” singer took to Instagram stories give her fans an idea of her conversation with Riz. “A truly brilliant mind. Thank you Riza Ahmed,” she said tagging the actor. Earlier, Lipa was sued for allegedly copying a track by a band called Artikal Sound System to create her hit single, ‘Levitating’.
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The 26-year-old was sued by a band called Artikal Sound System, who claim the track is a rip-off of their 2017 reggae single Live Your Life. The band asserts Dua and her team heard their song and later copied it for their album, reports TMZ.
Artikal Sound System has also named Dua’s label Warner Records and others as defendants and are seeking any profits made on the song, plus damages. Released in 2020, Levitating was taken from Dua Lipa’s album Future Nostalgia and has been streamed over 445 million times on Spotify alone, and has been viewed over 475 million times on YouTube.
