Justin Bieber and his fellow singer Usher, who collaborated on 2010 song 'Somebody to Love', might face a jury trial as a federal judge has appealed court to reinstate 10 million dollars for copyright lawsuit against singers.
The judge stated that the 'Baby' star and his 36-year-old fellow singer's single had an almost identical rhythm and similar melody like Devin Copeland aka De Rico, and his songwriting partner Mareio Overton's 2008 same titled song, TMZ.com reported.
Notably, back in 2014, a federal judge had ruled out the appeal saying that the songs weren't similar at all.
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