Shakira sued for plagiarism

His complaint notes that both songs use accordions.

A Cuban singer and music producer has filed a plagiarism lawsuit against pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives for allegedly copying his work in the Colombian duo's award-winning hit La Bicicleta.

Livan Rafael Castellanos, also known as Livam, said he wants a court to decide whether parts of his 1997 song Yo Te Quiero Tanto were plagiarised in the vallenato-style hit that won two of the three biggest Grammy Latino awards in 2016, song and record of the year.