Did this Russian singer plagiarize Troye Sivan’s Blue Neighbourhood album art? Troye and his fans definitely think so!
Update: The singer officially responded to Troye’s accusations.
Troye Sivan Notices That a Russian Singer Copied His Album Art
A few days ago, Russian singer Maxim Burmatov (Максим Бурматов) posted an image on his social media accounts. It was a piece of art starring himself.
However, fans immediately started drawing comparisons to Troye Sivan’s album cover art for Blue Neighbourhood.
![Maxim's VK.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/maxim-burmatov-vk.jpg)
As you can see, the images are remarkably similar. Troye’s album cover was originally illustrated by Taiwanese artist Hsiao-Ron Cheng, who did not have anything to do with Maxim’s piece.
![Troye vs. Maxim.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/troye-sivan-plagiarism-scandal.jpg)
Along with that image, Maxim announced his brand new album – but got a little more negative attention than he was probably expecting.
Troye Sivan: “See You in Court!”
Troye Sivan jokingly (or maybe not) tweeted, “See you in court, sweaty!”
![troye-sivan-see-you-court](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/troye-sivan-see-you-court.jpg)
His fellow YouTubers were very amused. “Hahaha… what the fuck is this?” Lia Marie Johnson tweeted. “It’s like when you order Sprite and they give you Sierra Mist.”
![sierra-mist](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sierra-mist.jpg)
![wtf-is-this-haha](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wtf-is-this-haha.jpg)
Maxim’s Instagram account was flooded by Troye fans, who spammed “See you in court, sweaty!” on his photo.
![Maxim Burmatov.](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/maksim-burmatov.jpg)
Some eagle-eyed fans even noticed that Maxim’s lyrics had some similarities to Troye’s songs. Is imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Is this just a big misunderstanding or coincidence?
![see-you-in-court](https://superfame.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/see-you-in-court.jpg)
“Don’t you dare mess with us!” one Troye fan wrote. “We’ll bring you down!”