Elvis Costello defends Olivia Rodrigo over plagiarism claims

Brutal, a track on Rodrigo’s hit album Sour, uses a chord sequence that also features on Costello’s Pump It Up from 1978
Elvis Costello defends Olivia Rodrigo over plagiarism claims

Olivia Rodrigo (Ian West/PA)

Tue, 29 Jun, 2021 - 17:00
Laura Harding

Singer Elvis Costello has defended chart-topping star Olivia Rodrigo after she was accused of plagiarising one of his songs.

Brutal, a track on Rodrigo’s hit album Sour, uses a chord sequence that also features on Costello’s Pump It Up from 1978.

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