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TIL that three songs recorded by Mariah Carey in the period 1991-2 were the subject of successful plagiarism lawsuits. Other artists who have lost multiple plagiarism suits include Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Ed Sheeran.

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