A British record label has removed from sale a track by one of its artists after acknowledging it was a rip-off of a composition by Wellington musician Rhian Sheehan.
Manchester-based Broken Bubble issued an apology to fans who had downloaded Japanese artist Sunnova’s track Silver Tear after Sheehan contacted the label and pointed out it was a blatant copy of his 2009 composition Standing In Silence Pt 2.
“I would have been flattered if he’d asked me for permission to use it and given me credit, but to use it without any mention or credit to the writer How very naughty,” Sheehan said.
Before the track was removed from sale, Sunnova, who was offering Silver Tear, off his new album Vermillion Eyes, as a name your price download, was roundly criticised on his Facebook page and accused of being a thief.
Sheehan, who was alerted to the “similarities” by a fan in Germany, said he had an “amicable” conversation with Broken Bubble who agreed to withdraw the track from sale.
“They seemed
