Alan Walker

Alan Walker’s partnership with singer Julie Bergan ended after a dispute over songwriting shares for “Ritual”: VG reported an offer of 5%, compared with the 10% sought by Bergan’s publisher. In April 2023, the parties confirmed that Bergan’s side had sent a pre-litigation legal notice seeking substantial compensation. The research did not confirm that a lawsuit was actually filed or its outcome.

State of the evidence

Both camps’ statements and correspondence reported by VG in 2022 and 2023.

Legal status — source text

Legal-action notice reported in 2023; later court filing or judgment unconfirmed.

Attribution

Professional disagreement over songwriting shares and the singer’s participation.

VG reported that a “Ritual” music video featuring Julie Bergan had been removed from YouTube after the artists’ split and their dispute over associated rights. This was a further development in the same commercial disagreement. The removal itself does not establish copyright infringement by Alan Walker.

State of the evidence

VG’s August 2023 reporting on the video removal in the context of the earlier dispute.

Legal status — source text

Online removal; no established court finding against Walker.

Attribution

Contested distribution of content involving both artists after their split.