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Olivia Dean has been accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us in a legal case filed in California. The complaint centres around Dean's song I've Seen It, taken from her Brit Award-winning 2025 album The Art of Loving. Just The Two of Us was a hit for Withers in 1981, and the publishers of the late singer's catalogue allege that the two songs "share musical features" that are "so striking" they cannot have arisen by coincidence alone. The lawsuit names Dean's record label Capitol Records, parent company Universal Music Group and her publishing companies as the defendants. It does not seek damages from the singer herself or her co-writers Bastian Langebæk and Max Wolfgang. The defendants have yet to respond to the lawsuit. The BBC has contacted them, and Dean's representatives, for a comment. Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to read more about the lawsuit. #OliviaDean #Music #BBCNews

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