Unii artiști au ajuns chiar la tribunal din cauza acuzațiilor de furt intelectual. Dacă la unii versurile sunt problema, la alții linia melodică ar fi copiată. Fie și pentru câteva secunde de ”asemănare”, aceste hituri au fost acuzate de plagiat:
Lady Gaga – Shallow (Steve Ronson – Almost)
Katy Perry – Dark horse (Flame – Joyful noise)
The Chainsmokers – Closer ft. Halsey (Fetty wap – 679)
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (Marvin Gaye – Lets get it on)
Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars (Collage – Young Girls)
Daft Punk și The Weeknd – Starboy (Yasminah – Hooyo)
Ariana Grande – One last time (Skye Stevens – Takes All Night)
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off (Jesse Graham, Haters Gone Hate)
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop (FLOURGON – We Run Things)
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (Koyote – Happy Mode)
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (Marvin Gaye – Got to Give It Up)
Justin Bieber – Sorry (White Hinterland – Ring The Bell)
Katy Perry – Roar ( Sara Bareilles – Brave)
Adele – Hello (Tom Waits – Martha)
Jay-Z & Beyoncé – Drunk in Love (Mitsou – Bajba, Bajba Pelem)