Country singer Jake Owen will have to pause to celebrate the success of "Made For You", his hit song. He's being sued for allegedly copying it.Alexander Cardinale, Morgan Reid and others filed legal docs to Nashville alleging that Jake's version lifted the lyrics and melody from their 2014 track of the same title.According to TMZ's docs, Reid and Cardinale claim that their song and Jake's is strikingly similar. According to them, the song's "notes, structure and harmony are clear indicators" that Jake copied their track.Cardinale and Reid claim that they made their version available on Cardinale's album, "Digital Youth", with Hashtag Records. It was immediately a hit, and even became a Coca-Cola commercial.Cardinale and Reid claim that the soda giant selected the song in 2016 for its multi-national "Share a Coke and a Song” ad campaign. According to them, the title and hook appeared on over 250 million Coke bottles. QR codes were placed on bottles linking consumers with the OG song.Plaintiffs claim that the track was rereleased worldwide to great critical acclaim. However, Reid and Cardinale immediately recognized the similarities when Jake released their version in 2019.Jake would eventually perform the song live on "The Bachelorette" 2019 and earlier this year, his version of the country hit became his third No. His "Greetings From... Jake" album was his #1 hit.
