In 1966, The Beach Boys released "God Only Knows." The song became a hit, and a classic. More than 50 years later, the duo For King and Country used that old title for a new song (with some help from ...

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) ...

NASHVILLE -- How many songwriters does it take to write a hit? A group of big names from the Christian recording industry is hoping it’s a lucky 13. Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...