Aidan’s ‘Nahseb Fik’ enjoyed immense success in Malta following its release, with many deeming it to be one of those iconic summer hits. But following the emergence of videos online matching a sample of the Maltese song with famous ‘Clean Bandit’ and ‘Mabel’s Tick Tock, several Maltese musicians announced their disappointment and condemned the plagiarism.

The singer however, speaking to Lovin’ Malta, said that for ‘this particular track, [Aidan] decided to work hand in hand with a Macedonian producer [who] knows the industry very well. He actually loved how the Maltese sounds with this genre of music and as a Maltese, I am actually honoured.’

Responding to the plagiarism accusations, he stated that the reggaeton beat was surely an inspiration for Nahseb Fik, and that once a trend in the pop-industry is set, all artists try to emulate. He concluded by saying that ‘music should unite, and this is exactly why this track is doing its rounds.

On the other hand however, Brikkuni band member Mario Vella took to Facebook to ‘publicly apologise’ for congratulating the, according to Vella, ‘trashy’ song. He pointed out that the plagiarism is immensely evident, leading to the Brikkuni artist to retract any positive statements ever made on the song. Vella’s wasn’t the only reaction however as more came forward with their disappointment and outright condemnation of ‘unoriginality’ and ‘fake-ness’.

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