Lana del Rey and Lorde ‘at war’ over claims the younger star ripped off one of her songs

THEY say all is fair in love and war – but the same can definitely not be said for the music business.

Insiders at the Ivor Novello song-writing awards told me a behind the scenes dispute is brewing between two of music’s finest female stars – Lana Del Rey and Lorde.

Lana has accused Lorde of copying the melody of two of her songs

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Lana has accused Lorde of copying the melody of two of her songsCredit: Getty
Sources say Lorde has quietly agreed to the similarity behind the scenes

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Sources say Lorde has quietly agreed to the similarity behind the scenesCredit: Rex

It comes after the former accused the latter of copying the melody of two of her songs.

Such disagreements are increasingly common, but in a bizarre twist sources tell me Lorde has quietly agreed to the similarity behind the scenes – but is refusing to do so publicly prompting a further fall-out.

An insider from the songwriting business explained: “The disagreement between Lana and Lorde has been quietly bubbling for a while.

“But nobody involved wants it to escalate further if possible.

“A lot of Lana’s fans had flagged one of Lorde’s new songs “Stoned At the Nail Salon” online saying the melody mimicked two of her tracks – Wild At Heart and Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have.

“Lana’s team agreed and after an expert got involved and some discussions were thrashed out between everyone involved, Lorde’s people came back and offered Lana a percentage of the publishing rights to the song.”

But I’m told that despite the offer, Lana isn’t interested in the money – simply a public acknowledgement from Lorde that the track was inspired by her.

“It means the only last course of action would be to sue – but everyone is very keen to avoid that if at all possible and hopes there can be an amicable resolution instead.

“The forensic experts agree with the fans, so it seems to be quite a clear cut case.”

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in showbiz, court battles never play out nicely for anyone.

NILES: GRANDE TO TAKE JOB

ARIANA Grande has enlisted Chic’s Nile Rodgers to help on her album.

Ryan Tedder, a hit-maker from Good Times, called him to help produce a song co-written and produced by John Legend.

Ariana Grande has enlisted Nile Rodgers to help on her album

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Ariana Grande has enlisted Nile Rodgers to help on her albumCredit: Getty
Nile said: 'I can’t reveal what the music is like though, that’s for her to reveal'

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Nile said: ‘I can’t reveal what the music is like though, that’s for her to reveal’Credit: Reuters

Nile said: “Over the last two weeks I’ve done pre-production for The Zuton’s new album.

“I just finished John Legend and Ariana Grande too. It was wonderful working with Ariana.

“Look, Ryan Tedder is such an awesome writer that when he called me and gave me the instructions I was like, ‘I’ve got this’.

“I don’t say that in an egotistical way. It is my responsibility to move artists from one place to another.

“I can’t reveal what the music is like though, that’s for her to reveal.”

CHARLIE’S A HIT WITH ELTON

AFTER teaming up on new song After All, Sir Elton John has revealed Charlie Puth now feels like one of the family.

Speaking about their collaboration from his upcoming album The Lockdown Sessions, Elton said: “Charlie is an amazing musician, we just hit it off.

“He’s become a friend and a friend of the family. Our children love him and he loves them.”

Elton and Charlie co-wrote their song together, and he said that he enjoyed every moment of working with the US singer.

He added: “Charlie and I were in the studio, just the two of us.

“He’s got a little home set- up with his keyboards, synths, and Pro Tools.

“I played electric piano and actually wrote the song all the way through and then Charlie wrote the lyrics pretty quickly.

“He’s incredibly quick, Charlie. We just had an amazing chemistry in the studio.”

ABBA TO ADD MORE DATES

FANS who missed out on tickets to ABBA’s sell-out hologram shows next year are in luck.

Bjorn Ulavaeus, the Abba Voyage’s manager, has said that they are looking to add dates to their Abba Volyage gigs. These are currently being held at East London’s Olympic Park.

In an exclusive chat backstage at the Ivors with Apple Music 2021, he said: “We might add more dates because the Abba-tars don’t get tired.

“They can do ten shows a day and they have no private jets and no riders. They also have no worries about their voices and stuff.”

Central Recorder confirmed Abba’s comeback last month, which will see digital versions of the band performing

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Central Recorder confirmed Abba’s comeback last month, which will see digital versions of the band performing

Central Recorder confirmed Abba’s comeback last month, which will see digital versions of Bjorn and his bandmates Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson and Frida Lyngstad, perform their classic hits and new songs.

Bjorn also dismissed the possibility of a third Mamma Mia! film.

When asked about the prospect of another instalment in the film franchise, he said: “I don’t think there is any chance of a Mamma Mia! Three.

“You can’t squeeze another story out of that.”

They will be reunited on the opening night next May.

To create their digital concert, they spent many weeks performing together in front of cameras. Agnetha stated earlier in the month that she believed it would become their last project.

She said: “There was a vibe, one felt, that maybe it’s the last thing we do. Same thing with the album.”

MAYA’S A DREAM GIRL

Lana del Rey and Lorde 'at war' over claims the younger star ripped off one of her songs

LIAM PAYNE’s on-again fiancée Maya Henry looked as though she was ready to call it a night after hitting London Fashion Week in this pyjama-style outfit.

The US model, Maya Henry, was seen at Harris Reed’s first show at the Serpentine Gallery in London wearing the pink silky top with matching trousers.

Maya was flying solo without Liam, who’d been spotted out with her at a Vogue dinner earlier in the week.

BECKS’S OFF-PITCH KICKS

DAVID Beckham’s style hits and misses are the stuff of legend.

The former England captain now admits that his four children told Becks he was too old for trainers.

Becks admitted his four children told him he was too old to wear trainers

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Becks admitted his four children told him he was too old to wear trainersCredit: The Mega Agency

Becks told Vogue: “I put on a pair of trainers the other day and they were like, ‘Really Dad? Do you not think you are a bit old for those?’

“I was like, ‘No!’ Then I showed them 20 different pictures of me wearing other stuff and they were like, ‘OK, maybe you can’.”

Just make sure you keep that sarong in the back of the wardrobe though Dave.

WAYNE’S BACK IN FULL FORCE

WHEN Wayne Rooney put the England shirt back on for Soccer Aid, other players may have thought he’d take it easy.

But it turns out the Derby County boss didn’t hold back during the match at Man City’s Etihad Stadium.

The Derby County boss didn’t hold back during the Soccer Aid match

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The Derby County boss didn’t hold back during the Soccer Aid matchCredit: PA

Tom Grennan, who was playing for the opposition Rest Of The World team earlier this month, said: “I dropped the shoulder on Rooney a few times.

“The weirdest thing after the game was him coming up to me saying, ‘I tried kicking you a few times but I just couldn’t get near you’.”

MABEL’S INTO HEAVY PETAL

MABEL often comes up smelling of roses in her choices of outfits.

But I’m not too sure about this loud floral dress she wore to Richard Quinn’s show at London Fashion Week.

The Don’t Call Me Up singer smiled as she arrived at the bash in the frock, complete with enormous bow and matching shoes.

She shook hands with supermodel Erin O’Connor, and Olympic sprinter Dina Ash-Smith.

The Don’t Call Me Up singer smiled as she arrived at London Fashion Week in the frock, complete with enormous bow and matching shoes

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The Don’t Call Me Up singer smiled as she arrived at London Fashion Week in the frock, complete with enormous bow and matching shoesCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Mabel returned to the stage last month and played a storming set at Reading Festival.

It was one of the first times she did a live performance of her latest single Let Them Know, due to the Covid pandemic – and I can confirm she smashed it.

The song is the first of Mabel’s yet-to-be-announced second album, the follow-up to 2019’s High Expectations, which was the highest-charting female debut album of that year.

Lana Del Rey is wearing a MESH coronavirus mask to a meet and greet event

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