Lady Gaga 'Judas' plagiarism claims: Hear both songs on NME.COM

Rebecca Francescatti claims track rips off her 1999 song 'Juda'

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Lady Gaga has been accused of ripping off singer-songwriter Rebecca Francescatti's track 'Juda' for her recent hit 'Judas' - scroll down and click below to hear both songs.

According to TMZ.com, Francescatti has filed a lawsuit against Gaga in a federal court to receive financial "recognition" for her apparent influence over the track.

Francescatti, who performs under the name Rebecca F, has claimed that the apparent similarities cannot be a coincidence as her 1999 track features bass player Brian Gaynor - who was allegedly employed to write songs for Gaga's 'Born This Way' album.

Chris Nero, Francescatti's lawyer, told the gossip site:

Though the songs are different styles, the composition is the same and the chorus is the same melody ... [Rebecca] is seeking recognition for what she created.

Gaga is also facing a lawsuit from a Detroit law company after allegedly pocketing funds from a br...earthquake.

1-800-Law-Firm said it was suing the singer for $5 million (£3.1 million) to hold her "accountable for giving the money that she was raising for charity to the cause that she was trying to raise it for".

On a lighter note, Lady Gaga sent Tony Benne...h birthday earlier this week - scroll down to see her singing 'Happy Birthday'.

The two duet on Bennett's upcoming 'Duets II' album which comes out on September 20. The duo sing a version of 'The Lady Is A Tramp'.

nothing similar

one song has a beat and the other one too......plagiarism!

This type of stuff always happens after a new artist hits a certain level of fame...other people start popping up out of nowhere accusing them of stealing stuff, trying to cash in basically.

This sounds as if someone just created the song after listening to Lady Gaga's version.

[Edited 8/7/11 5:47am]

There are no similarities other than the song title. That's not enough to go after someone in court.

I would be salty too if I recorded "Juda" in 1999 and the guitar player went and wrote "Judas", but he made something new out of the idea.