A 1980's electro funk band claims Mars and Ronson's borrowed from their 1983 hit
You’ve heard the song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams, which bears a strong resemblance to the 1977 Marvin Gaye hit, “Got To Give It Up”, right? A jury in downtown Los Angeles agreed today. Now Thicke and Williams owe the Gaye family $7.3 million for copyright infringement. Follow me […]
If you missed it, TMZ.com is reporting Robyn Thicke has filed a lawsuit against the Marvin Gaye estate, asking a judge to head off any legal action from the Gayes by ruling “Blurred Lines” does not violate Marvin’s copyrights. Marvin III says Thicke’s lawsuit is a total slap in the face. I have to […]
A Brooklyn-based photographer is suing “FELA! on Broadway” for allegedly ripping off a picture that features prominently in the Tony-award winning musical. Marilyn Nance says her shot of the late musician Fela Kuti’s Nigerian nightclub is being used without permission as part of the production design for the critically acclaimed hit show. Nance’s Manhattan federal […]
R&B singer Mary J. Blige and popular production team “The Clutch” which features Keri Hilson, are at the center of a copyright dispute involving Blige’s hit single “Take Me As I Am.” Songwriters Jay Brian Ballard and Kim Jones filed a lawsuit against Mary J. Blige and The Clutch in United States District Court in […]
A Bulgarian designer has sued Beyonce over a bootleg version of their bikini that she wore in her “Video Phone” music video. Watch it here! A German judge agreed, ruling that the clip can no longer be distributed in Germany.
Apparently, one of Omarion’s old A&R people are mad because he jacked another artist’s song. They have decided to vent (anonymously) and give O a heads-up on the bad people he’s keeping around him and the likelihood of being sued very soon.
