Undisclosed settlement for lyrical rip-off

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Miley Cyrus and Jamaican singer Flourgon came to an agreement Friday over Cyrus’ unauthorized use of his lyrics in her hit “We Can’t Stop.” We sample both tracks to compare, and find out what the problem is. 

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