Dua Lipa has reached a settlement in a copyright dispute over her hit song Levitating, ending a legal fight that started in 2023, according to Creebhills. The report says court documents filed on Monday, November 9, 2026, show she and producer Bosko Kante have resolved the disagreement.
What Kante alleged
The dispute centred on Kante's talk box performance. In his lawsuit, he said he allowed the recording to be used on the original version of the song, but did not approve its use in later remixes. That included the popular version featuring American rapper DaBaby. These are Kante's allegations as described by Creebhills, and the settlement does not confirm them.
Terms of the settlement
The money involved has not been made public. Both sides agreed to pay their own legal fees and expenses. The case was dismissed with prejudice, which means the same claims cannot be brought again.
Kante's lawyer, Na'il Benjamin, welcomed the outcome. He said: "Artist contributions are valuable, and proper use, credit and compensation are important to artists." Creebhills adds that he said the matter was settled in a way that recognised Kante's contribution to the song.
Not Levitating's first court fight
Levitating appeared on Future Nostalgia, Lipa's second studio album, in 2020. It spent 77 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and ended 2021 as the chart's number-one song of the year, even though it never topped the weekly ranking, per the report.
The hit has drawn other legal claims. In 2022, Florida reggae group Artikal Sound System sued, alleging similarities to their 2017 song Live Your Life. Songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer also sued, pointing to likenesses with their 1979 disco track Wiggle and Giggle All Night. Both cases were dismissed.
Kante's case differed because it concerned the alleged reuse of his own recorded work, not a claim that Lipa copied another composition. That made it relevant to wider debates on licensing, remix rights and how contributing musicians are treated.
The settlement comes as Lipa builds on her third album, Radical Optimism, released in 2024, and the touring that followed. Creebhills stresses that an undisclosed settlement does not amount to an admission of wrongdoing by either side.
