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Judge hands major win to Katy Perry in 'Dark Horse' dispute

by AP Entertainment Writer
| March 18, 2020 1:27 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in Los Angeles handed a major victory to Katy Perry on Tuesday, overturning a jury's verdict that found the pop superstar and her collaborators copied her 2013 hit “Dark Horse” from a 2009 Christian rap song.

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