Judge Sends Sam Smith, Normani 'Dancing With a Stranger' Copyright Case to Trial
A federal judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit, allowing the copyright dispute over the hit track to proceed to a jury.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 23 Sept 2026. Billboard published first, on 23 September at 18:33 UTC; Rolling Stone followed 2h 58m later. The most recent article, from Rolling Stone, appeared on 23 September at 21:32 UTC.
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