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This week we learned that the experimental rock band Radiohead are suing Lana del Rey over similarities between her track ‘Get Free’ on her 2017 album ‘Lust For Life’ and their 1992 debut single ‘Creep’. People’s reactions have been mixed on the matter, with die-hard fans of both artists rushing to their defence. Western music […]
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There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. The “Blurred Lines” lawsuit has apparently touched a lot of nerves and is also worrying the entire music industry. So much so that 212 artists filed a court document with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday in order to aid Pharrell Williams and Robin […]
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2 are better than 1. If one falls, the other can pick them right up. Try 212, then. Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke are currently appealing the ruling that ended with a very costly ruling against the artists. Now, it looks like they don’t have to go through it alone. In court documents obtained by […]
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Never one to give up without a fight, The Guardian is reporting that Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and TI have launched an appeal against the Blurred Lines ruling. DMN readers will remember that a judge ruled that Williams and Thicke had to pay the Marvin Gaye estate $7.3 million after a Los Angeles jury found […]
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According to court documents obtained by Digital Music News, several heirs to Edward Benjamin Townsend, co-writer of the Marvin Gaye’s popular hit song “Let’s Get It On,” are suing Edward Christopher Sheeran, better known as Ed Sheeran, co-writer Amy Wadge, and a long list of others for allegedly infringing on parts of the composition of […]
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Marvin Gaye’s family re-start the battle… On March 14th, a California Federal Judge ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke would not have to pay an additional $3.5 million in legal fees. This ruling was supposed to conclude the suit, but just as we thought the ongoing battle had come to a close, Gaye’s family have now appealed […]
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