Leona Lewis Facing High Court Battle To Release New Single 'Collide'

Leona Lewis will have to overcome a high court battle if she is to release her new single 'Collide'.

The singer and her record label, Syco, which is owned by Simon Cowell, are being taken to court by the Swedish dance music producer Avicii, who claims that the instrumental from the song is a copy of his own track, 'Fade Into Darkness'.

He wants an injunction placed on Lewis's 'Collide', which will mean it can't be released as planned on September 4.

Avicii wrote the song last year before being signed to Ministry Of Sound.

In a bid to make the track a chart hit, Ministry claim they submitted it to various singers to come up with a vocal arrangement. One attempt that was returned was entitled 'Collide', but the song was overlooked in favour of another submission, reports The Guardian.

However,  executives at Syco heard 'Collide' and chose it as the single to launch Lewis's comeback.

Avicii's manager claims he was then contacted by Syco and told it had been chosen for Lewis, but that he turned down the request because he wanted to release 'Fade Into Darkness'.

A spokesperson for Minstry of Sound said: "Avicii is an up-and-coming talent; we think he should be given a fair crack at making this record the hit it deserves to be."

Last month, Lewis denied she had stolen the song in a message on Twitter, claiming Avicii was aware about her plans to release 'Collide' and had agreed “publishing splits”.

You can compare 'Collide' and the original version below:

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