Imitation can be considered the sincerest form of flattery, but when does imitation turn to copying? With Olivia Rodrigo recently in the spotlight, we question when paying homage becomes outright plagiarism.

It’s sweet, it’s nostalgic, it’s hyperpop. A genre used by the likes of Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama and 100Gecs, it’s the music that’s become the soundtrack for our love of the early 2000s and defined this decade’s obsession with all things y2k.