The legal dispute surrounding Miley Cyrus's hit song "Flowers," alleged to bear significant similarities to Bruno Mars's "When I Was Your Man," poses a threat to the age-old tradition of answer songs in the music industry. Answer songs, often viewed as a form of intertextuality, involve artists responding to or engaging with each other's musical works. These response songs, whether in the form of a diss track, homage, or clapback, have long been a part of creative expression and musical conversation. The lawsuit filed by Tempo Music Investments raises questions about copyright infringement and the transformative nature of artists building upon existing works to offer new perspectives and interpretations.
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