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Miley Cyrus 'We Can't Stop': Rapper Lil Debbie Claims Singer Ripped Off Her 'Ratchets' Music Video, Doesn't Understand 'Underground Culture' [VIDEOS]

By Carolyn Menyes | Aug 29, 2013 02:30 PM EDT

Long before the VMA performance seen around the world, Miley Cyrus gained a bit of controversy for the music video for her first "Bangerz" single "We Can't Stop." The music video, full of the former Disney star writhing around on a bed, twerking and partying with her friends was quite scandalous but at least I was heralded as an original idea. Now, former White Girl Mob rapper Lil Debbie is claiming that Cyrus ripped off ideas for "We Can't Stop" from her own music video "Ratchets." Read More »

"M.I.A. VS THE SYSTEM" [PHOTO & VIDEOS]: Songwriter Calls Out Grammys For Stealing Stage Design in Bob Marley Tribute, Says "I'm Keeping a Steal Log This Year"

By Jon Niles | Feb 21, 2013 11:41 AM EST

Recording artist M.I.A. announced on her Twitter account that the Grammy Awards’ Bob Marley Tribute stage design was a rip off of her stage set. Her tweet has since been deleted, but it read, “IM KEEPING A STEAL LOG THIS YEAR HERE THE ONE FOR JAN / FEB > MIA $500 > GRAMMYS $5000000.” It also included a link to her Tumblr site, which had a post comparing the two performances in screengrabs and the message: "MY IDEAS CAME FROM MY LIFE. MY SET WAS BASED ON TAMIL HINDU TEMPLE. NOT BOB MARLEY." At the bottom of the post, M.I.A. ended the post with, “IF U WANNA SEE THE REAL THING OR GET IT FIRST COME TO A M.I.A SHOW!" Read More »

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