Sam Smith had amicably settled a copyright dispute over the similarities between his three-time Grammy-nominated "Stay With Me" and Tom Petty's 1989 song "I Won't Back Down."
Not too long ago, the publishers for the 1989 song got in touch with the publishers for "Stay With Me,"' written by Sam Smith, James Napier and William Phillips, about the two songs's similarities in the melodies.
Tom Petty won't back down and as a result of the amicable agreement, Sam Smith agreed to pay royalties from his 3-time Grammy nominated song to Tom Petty and other "I Won't Back Down" songwriter Jeff Lynne.
Aside from paying the royalties, the British singer/songwriter has also agreed to list both original "I Won't Back Down" songwriters, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne as songwriters of "Stay With Me."
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