Backing Singer Suing Beyoncé For $7 Million Over Alleged Plagiarism

US singer Beyoncé is being sued by her own backing singer who has accused the star of stealing his song. 

According to NME, singer Ahmad Lane know better by his stage name of Javon, alleges that Beyoncé's song XO, bears similarities to his own track, XOXO.

It is believed Lane passed his song on to a fellow backing singer, who then gave it to Beyoncé — Lane is now seeking US$7 million dollars in damages. 

Beyoncé is denying the claims with court documents citing her attorney as saying: "the two works at issue are entirely different songs that share no lyrical or musical similarity, other than perhaps the letters 'X' and 'O'..."

"...there is no meaningful similarity in pitch series, rhythm or rhythmic patterns, melodic development or structure".

Beyoncé is pushing for the court to dismiss the case given that Lane never filed a copyright application for his song. 

Check out the two songs in question below: