Top Stories · October 7, 2026
Olivia Dean song accused of ripping melody from Bill Withers’ ‘Just the Two of Us’
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British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean's label is facing a federal copyright lawsuit filed by Mattie Music Group, the publisher of Bill Withers' catalog. The lawsuit alleges that Dean's 2025 song 'I’ve Seen It' contains melody similarities to Withers' Grammy-winning classic 'Just the Two of Us.' The legal action targets Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Publishing, and Kobalt Music Publishing rather than Dean personally, seeking damages and an injunction against further use of the track.
British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean's label is facing a federal copyright lawsuit filed by Mattie Music Group, the publisher of Bill Withers' catalog. The lawsuit alleges that Dean's 2025 song 'I’ve Seen It' contains melody similarities to Withers' Grammy-winning classic 'Just the Two of Us.' The legal action targets Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Publishing, and Kobalt Music Publishing rather than Dean personally, seeking damages and an injunction against further use of the track.