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French Pop Legend Claims Miley Cyrus Blatantly Copied Her Song on New Album ‘Bass Persuades’

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Plagiarism or just a coincidence? 70s and 80s disco legend Amanda Lear believes Miley Cyrus blatantly copied her work wholesale. In an Instagram post, Lear sarcastically thanked Cyrus for allegedly ripping off her song “The Sphinx” with the new song “Red Lights” on her album Bass Persuades. Take a listen for yourself:

Fans online are extremely conflicted on whether Lear has any truth to her claims. One person on X argued that staunch Miley defenders acting as if Amanda Lear is a nobody don’t know their history. “Uncultured people in the quotes saying ‘who is this khia”‘ as if she isn’t a disco legend, 60s supermodel & a muse to both Salvador Dali & Andy Warhol,” they wrote.

On the other hand, a comment replying to Lear directly said Miley Cyrus had to have........

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