An Aussie Artist Has Accused Doja Cat Of Plagiarising His Work In ‘Say So’ Performance
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Australian guitarist Plini has accused Doja Cat of plagiarising one of his 2016 songs in a recent televised performance of ‘Say So’.
Doja Cat performed her smash-hit ‘Say So’ at the MTV EMAs earlier this week, remixing the track into a heavy metal sound far removed from its original sickly-sweet disco-synths.
As reported by Jackson Langford at NME, Plini Roessler-Holgate pointed out similarities to the rendition and his 2016 track ‘Handmade Cities’, saying it was clear the singer had “borrowed” elements without credit or ‘prior communication’.
“I think it’s an awesome performance…and more than anything, find it absolutely hilarious that something I wrote four years ago in my bedroom would find its way here,” he wrote on Instagram.
“The lack of prior communication about it or proper credit upon release is disappointing but not particularly surprising in a sector of the industry that is usually more interested in clout than creativity.”
Roessler-Holgate added that accreditation was “being sorted now”, but that it “would have been cooler a million views ago”. Since its upload to YouTube on November 9, Doja’s performance has raked in almost 1.4 million views.
Find Roessler-Holgate’s post below, which compares the two tracks, as well as Doja Cat’s performance. The singer has, as of writing, not commented on the accusation.