British songwriters sues singer The Weekend over hit song 'A Lonely Night'

Canadian singer The Weeknd has been sued by three British songwriters over allegations he copied their work to produce his hit song "A Lonely Night".

Songwriters William Smith, Brian Clover and Scott McCulloch sued the Weeknd, Universal Music Group Inc and others in a Los Angeles federal court. The song in question appears on The Weeknd's Grammy-award winning album 'Starboy'.

The British songwriters heard "I Need to Love", recognizing it as their song "A Lonely Night", the lawsuit said.

The UK songwriters are seeking unspecified damages.