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Music industry insiders and journalists from all corners of the Internet are decrying the recent verdict in the "Blurred Lines" lawsuit, which states that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams owe Marvin Gaye's estate $7.4 million for similarities between the 2013 smash hit and Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," and the songwriters are not going to let it stand. -
Gaye Family Aims to Prohibit 'Blurred Lines' Sales Until Songwriting Credit Agreement Made with Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams
Marvin Gaye's family celebrated yesterday when a jury announced it had found Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams guilty of copyright infringement for the hit song "Blurred Lines," and that the pair would pay $7.3 million to the late soul singer's estate. The family demonstrated a day later that it wasn't messing around, declaring that it would look to ban further sales of the song. -
Jury Decides Against Robin Thicke and Pharrell in "Blurred Lines" Lawsuit
There has been a lot of controversy concerning the similarities between 2013 hit "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams and Marvin Gaye's 1977 "Got to Give It Up." Today, March 10, a federal jury found "Blurred Lines" to be an infringement on "Got to Give It Up." Gayes's family has been awarded nearly $7.4 million. -
Paula Patton Opens Up About Robin Thicke Divorce For First Time Amid "Blurred Lines" Trial [WATCH]
While Robin Thicke is wrapped up in a legal battle over his hit song "Blurred Lines" his estranged wife Paula Patton is finally speaking up about their split. -
Miley Cyrus Inspiration for Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' According to Pharrell Williams in Lawsuit Testimony
Things have gotten exciting in the "Blurred Lines" trial as Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have entered the picture to offer testimony defending their hit song against claims from the Marvin Gaye estate that the no. 1 single is dangerously similar to the soul icon's "Got to Give It Up." Williams, the producer and occasional crooner, took to the stand this week and declared that the first performer he had on his mind when he drafted "Lines" wasn't Gaye at all, but Miley Cyrus. -
Marvin Gaye/Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit Hits Roadblock as Audio Recordings Disallowed
Marvin Gaye's estate insists that "Blurred Lines," the top song of 2013 by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, is unmistakably similar to the soul singer's "Got To Give It Up," and indeed many who listen to the tracks will be able to hear the likeness. However, a judge has ruled that jurors in the case won't be able to listen to the two songs as part of their deliberations...which hardly seems fair but there is legal reasoning behind it. -
Avicii, Robin Thicke & Passenger Among Most Shazamed Songs of All Time as Music Discover App Relaunches Website
Avicii's "Wake Me Up" is that song that you love but just can't figure out the name of, at least according to Shazam. Today (Dec. 10), the music-discovery app re-launched its website, complete with a real-time searchable feature and a hall-of-fame, featuring the 82 songs that have been tagged over 5 million times. -
The Muppets Parody Naughty By Nature's 'Hip Hop Hooray,' Kermit the Frog Raps Like Treach in Video [WATCH]
Sometimes the best musical moments are the ones that never actually happened. The Muppets never performed Naughty By Nature's 1993 anthem "Hip Hop Hooray," but thanks to Mylo the Cat's YouTube account, now they have ... sort of. The parody video features old footage from "The Muppet Show" and various Jim Henson movies where the scenes are manipulated to make it look like Kermit the Frog is rapping like Treach. Fozzie Bear also joins in on the fun.Beaker gives the introduction in the video below before Kermit and Fozzie start jamming in the car scene from 1979's "The Muppet Movie." The video is a ton of laughs for those who grew up during the 1990s when Naughty By Nature was huge and the Muppets were entering their third decade of entertaining. Check it out below, via "Billboard." -
Taylor Swift Donating "Welcome to New York" Download Profits to New York City Public School System
Our natural reaction to someone else's massive success is to be bitter and assume the worst about their product ("haters gonna hate") but Taylor Swift is making things difficult for us. The star announced October 29 that all of the proceeds from her single "Welcome to New York" will be donated to the New York City public school system. -
Robin Thicke, Pharrell May Lose "Blurred Lines" Lawsuit, Judge Believes It Rips Off Marvin Gaye
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' "Blurred Lines" lawsuit is starting to look like it won't end in their favor. According to The Hollywood Reporter, U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt has denied Thicke and Williams' motion for a summary judgment in a copyright lawsuit concerning their 2013 megahit, concluding that the song may have too much in common with Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got To Give It Up." -
Paula Patton Files For Divorce From Robin Thicke After Singer Reveals Drug Addiction, Song Stealing And Separation
After announcing their separation earlier this year, Paula Patton has filed for divorce from Robin Thicke. This news comes just weeks after the singer revealed his drug addiction and admitted to stealing songwriting credits. -
El-P Calls Out Robin Thicke On Twitter: Says Thicke 'Threw Pharrell Under' The Bus
Thicke — best known for his "Blurred Lines" collabo with Pharrell — revealed in a deposition that he had not actually written any of the song, which is currently under legal fire from Marvin Gaye's family over copyright infringement.
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