Pakistan, Nov. 9 -- Robbie Williams has publicly supported Olivia Rodrigo after critics accused her of copying his song for her latest Christmas release. The controversy centres on Rodrigo's track take me home (4 christmas), which listeners have compared to Williams' 2012 hit Candy. However, the 52-year-old British singer dismissed the criticism and urged people to stop attacking artists over musical similarities.

Williams addressed the debate through an Instagram post, explaining his concerns about how the music industry handles alleged similarities between songs. He acknowledged that some copyright complaints have legitimate grounds but described many accusations as unreasonable. Moreover, he argued that music has existed for generatio...