A Miley Cyrus lawsuit for $300 million against the singer and Sony Music claims her 2013 megahit song "We Can't Stop" borrows from Flourgon's 1988 song "We Run Things."
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York City also names RCA Records, which is a Sony label, and Mike WiLL Made-It, who produced and co-wrote "We Can't Stop."
On her song, Cyrus sings: "We run things, things don't run we." Flourgon's song includes virtually the same line, "We run things, things no run we."
Flourgon's real name is Michael May.
Cyrus' song became an international multiplatinum hit, giving her an official pop star breakthrough. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
A representative for the defendants didn't immediately return an email seeking comment.
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