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Apr. 13, 2022

Song writer’s suit against Post Malone can proceed

Tyler Armes is credited as a collaborator on a demo of the hit “Circles” created during a jam session, but not the album version.

A federal judge rejected a defendant’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a music producer who claimed he did not receive credit and profits for his work on Post Malone’s 2019 hit song “Circles.”

Judge Otis D. Wright II in Los Angeles denied a motion to dismiss Monday that was filed by attorneys for Austin Richard Post, better known as Post Malone, music producer Frank Dukes and Universal Music. The defense attorneys argued that plaintif...

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