Report: Post Malone To Stand Trial In ‘Circles’ Songwriting Case

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BILLBOARD is reporting that POST MALONE must stand trial in a copyright lawsuit that claims he failed to credit a co-writer of his hit “Circles.” A CALIFORNIA federal judge ruled MONDAY, APRIL 18th, in a 28-page decision. The ruling stated that producer and songwriter TYLER ARMES might be able to prove his allegation that he played a key role during an AUGUST 2018 studio session and deserves co-credit for an early song that later became “Circles.”

MALONE and producer FRANK DUKES sought to have the case tossed out ahead of trial and argued that only they had “veto power” during the three-man session with ARMES, but the judge seemed skeptical of that assertion in MONDAY’s decision.

The ruling said, “While DUKES may have controlled the laptop, nothing suggests that he or POST possessed any special veto or decision-making power that ARMES did not. ARMES’s evidence, if credited, supports the finding that the three musicians shared equal control in the session, making nonhierarchical contributions to a unitary whole.” Click here to read the full story. 

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