Justin Bieber sued by Indie rocker Casey Dienel for 'ripping off her riff for his mega-hit single Sorry'

By Bobbie Whiteman For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:57 EST, 26 May 2016 | Updated: 09:33 EST, 27 May 2016

She claims she warned him to stop using her vocal loop on his hit, Sorry, back in December.

And now Justin Bieber is being sued by indie rocker Casey Dienel, aka White Hinterland, for allegedly taking her riff from her 2014 single Ring The Bell,TMZ reported on Thursday.

The 31-year-old American singer claimed the 'unique characteristics of the female vocal' in her song are exactly what can be heard in Sorry.

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Another court case? Justin Bieber is being sued by indie rocker Casey Dienel, aka White Hinterland, for allegedly using her vocal riff from her 2014 single Ring The Bell for his hit Sorry
Another court case? Justin Bieber is being sued by indie rocker Casey Dienel, aka White Hinterland, for allegedly using her vocal riff from her 2014 single Ring The Bell for his hit Sorry

Another court case? Justin Bieber is being sued by indie rocker Casey Dienel, aka White Hinterland, for allegedly using her vocal riff from her 2014 single Ring The Bell for his hit Sorry

Skrillex, who produced Biebs' hit, has also been named in the lawsuit.

Casey claims that Justin repeated her riff six times in his Sorry track, according to the news site.

That's not the only similarity. According to the Massachusetts-based songwriter, both tracks feature keyboard synthesizers, samples, synth bass, drums and percussion.

However, it may be a stretch proving that one in court as a great many songs use all those instruments in one form or another.

Cover art: The 22-year-old's track was produced by Skrillex, who is also cited in the suit   

Cover art: The 22-year-old's track was produced by Skrillex, who is also cited in the suit   

Her song: Casey (pictured in 2011) pointed out her Ring The Bell was popular and favorably received by Rolling Stone magazine 

Her song: Casey (pictured in 2011) pointed out her Ring The Bell was popular and favorably received by Rolling Stone magazine 

Casey pointed out her Ring The Bell was popular (more than 800,000 streams and counting) and was favorably received by Rolling Stone magazine.

Now she wants Justin to stop playing her tune and pay her compensation, although the amount has not been specified.

Justin recorded Sorry for his fourth studio album, Purpose, and released the track on October 23.

See Justin Bieber updates as he's sued by Indie rocker Casey Dienel for 'ripping off riff'

Out and about: The 22-year-old seemed unconcerned about the suit as he was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday
Out and about: The 22-year-old seemed unconcerned about the suit as he was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday

Out and about: The 22-year-old seemed unconcerned about the suit as he was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday

Hit: Justin's Sorry spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and seven weeks at the top of the Canadian Hot 100 chart

Hit: Justin's Sorry spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and seven weeks at the top of the Canadian Hot 100 chart

It spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and seven weeks at the top of the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

Meanwhile, Justin seemed unconcerned about the suit as he was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday.

With his hair cropped short, the heartthrob amazingly passed unrecognised by his fans in a white, long sleeved sweatshirt with khaki jeans and white sneakers.

Spotlight: The pop star performed a medley of songs at last Sunday's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas

Spotlight: The pop star performed a medley of songs at last Sunday's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas

 

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