Miley Cyrus and several major companies face a copyright infringement lawsuit over alleged similarities between her hit song "Flowers" and Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man."

Tempo Music Investments, which owns a stake in Mars' song through co-writer Philip Lawrence, filed the complaint in California federal court. The lawsuit claims "Flowers" borrowed heavily from "When I Was Your Man" without permission.

Key allegations in the lawsuit:

• "Flowers" duplicates multiple elements from Mars' song, including melodic pitch design, verse sequence, bass-line, chorus sections, theatrical elements, lyrics, and chord progressions
• The commercial success of "Flowers" (2.20 billion Spotify streams) stems from its use of elements from "When I Was Your Man" (2.26 billion Spotify streams)
• Without Mars' song, "'Flowers' would not exist," according to the filing

The lawsuit names multiple defendants beyond Cyrus:

• Song co-writers
• Sony Music Publishing
• Concord
• Streaming services (Apple, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, SoundCloud)
• Live Nation
• Retailers (Walmart, Target)

The complaint specifically addresses commercial exploitation, citing Live Nation's involvement through Cyrus's official online store sales and Walmart's distribution through physical retail locations.

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