Dua Lipa Resolves ‘Levitating’ Copyright Dispute in Settlement

WHO:

Rolling Stone Music - Dua Lipa and Bosko Kante are involved in the copyright dispute.

Billboard - Dua Lipa is involved in the “Levitating” copyright case; the case was the last of several copyright lawsuits over her hit song.

AllHipHop - Bosko Kante brought the suit concerning his voice on “Levitating” remixes.

WHAT:

Rolling Stone Music - Lipa settled the lawsuit with Kante, a talk-box musician.

Billboard - The “Levitating” copyright case over Kante’s talk-box work ended in a settlement.

Billboard - “Levitating” spent 77 weeks on the Hot 100.

AllHipHop - Kante’s suit over his voice on “Levitating” remixes ended after a dispute over where his work could be used.

WHY:

Rolling Stone Music - Kante claimed he created and licensed a performance for the original version of “Levitating,” but said the agreement did not cover use of the performance in the song’s hit remixes.

AllHipHop - The dispute concerned the permitted uses of Kante’s work.

HOW:

Rolling Stone Music - The lawsuit was resolved through a settlement.

Billboard - The settlement resolved the last of several copyright lawsuits over “Levitating.”

AllHipHop - Kante’s case concluded after years in court.

(UPDATED November 11, 2026 08:59 UTC)

Dua Lipa settled the final copyright lawsuit over her hit song “Levitating,” after several earlier cases. Talk-box musician Bosko Kante sued over use of his voice in remixes. He said his agreement covered his performance on the original recording, but not its hit remixes.