Headline: Adele song Million Years Ago hit by plagiarism claim
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A judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele be pulled worldwide over a continuing plagiarism claim by a Brazilian composer. Toninho Geraes claims the 2015 Adele hit Million Years Ago plagiarised the music of his samba classic Mulheres (Women) recorded by Brazilian singer Martinho da Vila on a 1995 hit album. Geraes is suing for lost royalties, $160,000 (£126,000) in moral damages, plus songwriting credit on Adele's track. His preliminary injunction orders Sony and Universal to stop "immediately and globally, from using, reproducing, editing…
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