Pop stars Shakira and Vives accused of plagiarism

A Cuban singer has filed a complaint against the Colombian pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives, accusing them of
 plagiarising part of a song he wrote 10 years ago.

Their hit, La Bicicleta, won last year's Grammy Latino.

Cuban musician Livan Rafael Castellanos claims that
 Shakira and Vives copied a line and part of the chorus of his 1997 song Yo Te Quiero Tanto.

The complaint was filed at a court in Spain, where Shakira lives.

A spokesman for the court said the case centred around 
an intellectual property problem and focuses mainly on
 the melody and the lyrics of the choruses of both songs.

In La Bicicleta (or The Bicycle) Shakira and Vives sing
 "que te sueno y que te quiero tanto" (I dream of you and
 love you so much).

The Cuban artist, known as Livam , sings "yo te quiero,  
yo tequiero tanto" (I love you, I love you so much).

El Mundo newspaper in Spain reported that the two sides
 had a meeting in October but they failed to reach a settlement.

ERICGOSSIP says Shakira's team has refused to comment
on the case.