BBC World News, NPR, Musicologize discussing Dua Lipa “Levitating.”

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Written by Brian McBrearty

April 1, 2025

Delighted to be on with the BBC to discuss, fortunately, not one of the more nuanced cases out there.

And especially pleased and grateful to the host and producers for not letting me sound silly after what had gone something like:

8:30am: RING. “Hi. It’s BBC News. Can you jump on in 45 minutes to discuss the Dua Lipa case?”

Me: “The what? You mean “Levitating?”

BBC: “It was just ruled upon.”

Me: (gulps espresso) “Of course it was, I knew that. Yep, call me in 45.”

And off to get my act together and read the unsurprising “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” decision.

Brian McBrearty

Brian McBrearty is a forensic musicologist and music copyright expert witness. He provides clearance opinions, expert reports, and expert witness testimony in music copyright matters. His analysis has been cited in the Pepperdine Law Review, on NPR's All Things Considered, and by Reuters, BBC, and Courthouse News. He is the founder of Musicologize.