Black Eyed Peas face plagiarsm lawsuit

The Black Eyed Peas are facing a plagiarism lawsuit over their single 'Boom Boom Pow'.

Hip-hop star Phoenix Phenom and her associate Manfred Mohr have filed a copyright infringement case against the band, claiming that the song is "virtually identical" to their own track 'Boom Dynamite'.

According to Perez Hilton, Phenom previously submitted her song to executives at Interscope records, the home of the Black Eyed Peas.

"My clients submitted their copyrighted song 'Boom Dynamite' to Interscope Records after Interscope had shown interest in some of their music, and the Black Eyed Peas later copied the song when they wrote 'Boom Boom Pow'," Phenom's attorney is quoted as saying.

"A simple listening of the two songs will tell you that the songs are substantially similar, and that the hooks of the two songs are virtually identical in rhythm and lyrics."

Phoenix and Manfred are reportedly seeking unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits and punitive damages.

Last year, British DJ Adam Freeland threatened to take legal action over similarities between his track 'Mancry' and the Black Eyed Peas' 'Party All The Time'. The two parties allegedly reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement.