Three days after a federal jury ruled that Katy Perry's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" had improperly copied another artist's song, the singer was hit with sizable damages.
During a hearing on Thursday to determine damages, a jury found that Perry and her musical collaborators, including producer Dr. Luke, who worked with her on the single, will have to pay $2.78 million, the Associated Press reports.
The plaintiffs argued that the beat, instrumental line and several other acoustic elements of "Dark Horse" directly stole from "Joyful Noise."
Meanwhile, Perry, the song's other co-authors, and Dr. Luke, testified that they had never heard of Gray or the song "Joyful Noise" before they were sued.
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