Stella Lefty faces even more plagiarism allegations – this time for ‘Misery’

Stella Lefty is facing allegations of plagiarism once again – this time concerning similarities between her song ‘Misery’ and The Greatest Showman track ‘A Million Dreams’. READ MORE: “This isn’t my world” – Hugh Jackman responds to the backlash of ‘The Greatest Showman’s chart dominance Comments comparing the two started appearing in the comments of the ‘Misery’ YouTube video about a month ago, and the comparison drew wider attention on social media over the weekend – likely off the back of her repeatedly making headlines for similar plagiarism allegations, prompting some to dub her “Stella Thefty”. At present, chatter about the striking similarities remains limited to social media, and there’s been no reported legal claim over the similarities. ‘Misery’ is credited to Lefty, Madi Yanofsky and Phil Cook, while ‘A Million Dreams’ was written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, with Rob Mathes credited as arranger. At the time of writing, nobody involved has responded, although listeners have made it clear how they feel about the likeness of the tracks. “This is just the sequel, Billionaire Dreams,” one YouTube user commented under her video, while another underneath The Greatest Showman...