Katy Perry said to pay $ 550k to Christian rapper Flame

Katy Perry was ordered to pay a Christian rapper $ 550,000 of her own income from her 2013 song, Dark Horse, by a US court.

This amount is part of the $ 2.7 million (£ 2.2 million) awarded to gospel artist Flame, who successfully sued the star for copying one of his songs.

His label, Capitol Records, will have to pay most of the total amount.

The legal team of the singer has announced its intention to appeal, if the case is not filed pending the defense.

Earlier this week, a US court found Katy, its producers and songwriters guilty of copyright infringement.

"A travesty of justice"

The lawyers representing Flame claimed that Katy and his team had "copied a significant part" of his song, following the legal proceedings initiated in 2014.

The dispute was about a musical part of Dark Horse's production – but Katy and the lyrics writers were also held responsible.

"The Dark Horse authors see this as a travesty of justice," Katy's lawyer Christine Lepera told the court.

Capitol Records attorneys told the court that the tag was worth $ 31 million to Dark Horse, but after the costs, it only reported a profit of $ 630,000 (£ 520,000).

"The accused made millions"

The amount awarded is only a fraction of what Flame – his real name Marcus Gray – was hoping to win from Katy.

His lawyers had argued that he owed her $ 20 million (17 million pounds).

"These defendants have earned millions and millions of dollars after violating the plaintiffs' song," Flame lawyer Michael Kahn told the court.

Here is Katy's song, Dark Horse:

And here's Flame's song, Joyful Noise:

During her testimony at the trial, Katy had said she had never heard Joyful Noise before recording her hit with producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Cirkut.

She also proposed to sing Dark Horse at court when a speaker system broke down and that it was not possible to play the song for the jury.

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