Art holds the power of transporting people back to the past without the help of a time machine. Therefore, it is quite understandable why people give out millions and millions of dollars to acquire and keep some of these beautiful pieces of history for themselves. However, not many are as lucky as Eddie Murphy when it comes to purchasing art.
Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America
When Eddie Murphy sought after the famous ‘The Sugar Shack’ painting by artist Ernie Barnes, he purchased the original piece for just a meager fifty thousand dollars which is basically pennies for an actor of his caliber. However, the shocking part is that while Eddie Murphy paid five digits for an original painting, the duplicate was sold to someone for a whopping sixteen million dollars!
Eddie Murphy Bought ‘The Sugar Shack’ for $50,000 Eddie Murphy on Jimmy Kimmel Live
In January 2023, Eddie Murphy made an appearance on talk show,...
Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America
When Eddie Murphy sought after the famous ‘The Sugar Shack’ painting by artist Ernie Barnes, he purchased the original piece for just a meager fifty thousand dollars which is basically pennies for an actor of his caliber. However, the shocking part is that while Eddie Murphy paid five digits for an original painting, the duplicate was sold to someone for a whopping sixteen million dollars!
Eddie Murphy Bought ‘The Sugar Shack’ for $50,000 Eddie Murphy on Jimmy Kimmel Live
In January 2023, Eddie Murphy made an appearance on talk show,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Norby Walters, a music agent who worked with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Kool & the Gang and Public Enemy before gaining renown in Hollywood for his annual “Night of 100 Stars” Oscar party and weekly poker game, has died. He was 91.
Walters died Dec. 10 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Burbank, his son, producer Gary Michael Walters (Whiplash), told The Hollywood Reporter.
Walters hosted his first Oscar night gala in 1990 and the last in 2017, most often inside the Beverly Hilton’s Crystal Ballroom. Among those who attended were Shirley Jones, Robert Forster, Charles Bronson, Patricia Neal, Richard Dreyfuss, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, Louis Gossett Jr., J.K. Simmons, Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons, Jon Voight and Allison Janney.
Walters for years also presided over a weekly poker game at his West Hollywood high-rise condo. The low-stakes $2 game was, his son said, “designed to be a place where actors could kibbutz,...
Walters died Dec. 10 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Burbank, his son, producer Gary Michael Walters (Whiplash), told The Hollywood Reporter.
Walters hosted his first Oscar night gala in 1990 and the last in 2017, most often inside the Beverly Hilton’s Crystal Ballroom. Among those who attended were Shirley Jones, Robert Forster, Charles Bronson, Patricia Neal, Richard Dreyfuss, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, Louis Gossett Jr., J.K. Simmons, Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons, Jon Voight and Allison Janney.
Walters for years also presided over a weekly poker game at his West Hollywood high-rise condo. The low-stakes $2 game was, his son said, “designed to be a place where actors could kibbutz,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Mike Barnes and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oregon is indeed quite a strange name for a Turkish movie, but if you just watch the movie, you will understand that the film is a nostalgic tapestry of emotions, a sort of a ‘mix tape’ of eccentric individuals’ hopes and dreams who all came together for a brief moment in time because of a cassette titled, you guessed it, Oregon. The movie, directed by Kerem Ayan, is like an evocative summer daydream, where one looks out the window and sees real people going about their day, and you can’t help but empathize with them. This film is as much about non-filmmakers as it is about filmmakers. Functioning as a commentary on Turkey’s cultural shift from the 80s to the present day and changes in cinematic tastes, Oregon begins with Gaye and Hakan, who visit their friend Selen’s place in Istanbul to return her the cassette, but...
- 11/10/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Director of Istanbul Film Festival's first feature film, “Oregon” seems to be a trip down memory lane, not just because it takes place on a summer day in 1985, but because it evokes a nostalgia for the popular comedies of the 60s and 70s that were quite prevalent in both the Turkish and the Greek movie industry.
“Oregon“ is screening at Thessaloniki International Film Festival
The story begins with a couple of former filmmaker students, Hakan and Gaye, who are now operating a souvenir shop in Bodrum, vacationing in Istanbul. During their last day, they have to leave a mix cassette in one of their friends from school, Selen, but the fact that she has left for Cappadocia and the overzealous caretaker of the building, Durmus, result in a series of unfortunate events that end up with them in the police precinct. While there, they stumble upon a very friendly prostitute,...
“Oregon“ is screening at Thessaloniki International Film Festival
The story begins with a couple of former filmmaker students, Hakan and Gaye, who are now operating a souvenir shop in Bodrum, vacationing in Istanbul. During their last day, they have to leave a mix cassette in one of their friends from school, Selen, but the fact that she has left for Cappadocia and the overzealous caretaker of the building, Durmus, result in a series of unfortunate events that end up with them in the police precinct. While there, they stumble upon a very friendly prostitute,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Ed Sheeran was found not liable in the copyright lawsuit trial that accused his song “Thinking Out Loud” of infringing on Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.”
After three hours of deliberations that followed a two-week trial in New York from April to May, the jury announced their verdict in favor of Sheeran, finding that he independently created his 2014 single and did not copy Gaye’s hit.
While Sheeran was pleased with the outcome (he won’t have to retire now, as he threatened during his testimony), he...
After three hours of deliberations that followed a two-week trial in New York from April to May, the jury announced their verdict in favor of Sheeran, finding that he independently created his 2014 single and did not copy Gaye’s hit.
While Sheeran was pleased with the outcome (he won’t have to retire now, as he threatened during his testimony), he...
- 9/25/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as disparaging toward Black and female musicians. He apologized within hours.
“Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation,” the hall said Saturday, a day after Wenner’s comments were published in a New York Times interview.
Wenner created a firestorm doing publicity for his new book “The Masters,” which features interviews with musicians Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend and U2’s Bono — all white and male.
Read More: ‘Rolling Stone’ Founder Jann Wenner Says He Only Interviewed White Men For New Book On Rock Legends Because Women And Black Artists Aren’t ‘Articulate Enough’
Asked why...
“Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation,” the hall said Saturday, a day after Wenner’s comments were published in a New York Times interview.
Wenner created a firestorm doing publicity for his new book “The Masters,” which features interviews with musicians Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend and U2’s Bono — all white and male.
Read More: ‘Rolling Stone’ Founder Jann Wenner Says He Only Interviewed White Men For New Book On Rock Legends Because Women And Black Artists Aren’t ‘Articulate Enough’
Asked why...
- 9/17/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Motown/UMe has unveiled a deluxe reissue of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On to celebrate the album’s 50th anniversary featuring 33 bonus tracks. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below.
Let’s Get It On: Deluxe Edition is filled with material from the six months of sessions for the album that took place in Los Angeles in 1973. The trove of additional songs includes 18 previously unreleased demos, alternate mixes, and instrumentals. See the artwork and tracklist below.
Gaye recorded Let’s Get It On from 1970 to 1973 at studios in Detroit and Los Angeles. It was his first foray into funk, as he combined soul and doo-wop to establish himself as a sex icon and expand his mainstream appeal following his magnum opus What’s Going On. The LP ended up as his most commercially successful album on Motown, giving him more creative control at the label.
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Let’s Get It On: Deluxe Edition is filled with material from the six months of sessions for the album that took place in Los Angeles in 1973. The trove of additional songs includes 18 previously unreleased demos, alternate mixes, and instrumentals. See the artwork and tracklist below.
Gaye recorded Let’s Get It On from 1970 to 1973 at studios in Detroit and Los Angeles. It was his first foray into funk, as he combined soul and doo-wop to establish himself as a sex icon and expand his mainstream appeal following his magnum opus What’s Going On. The LP ended up as his most commercially successful album on Motown, giving him more creative control at the label.
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- 8/25/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Motown will mark the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic Let’s Get It On with a deluxe digital edition packed with over a dozen unreleased recordings.
Out August 25th — just a few days shy 50 years from the original LP’s August 28, 1973 release — the new digital edition includes Let’s Get It On as well as alternate takes and mixes, single versions, new remixes, and demos, some of which previously featured on the album’ 2001 reissue.
Exclusive to the 50th-anniversary reissue, however, are more recordings from Gaye’s sessions with...
Out August 25th — just a few days shy 50 years from the original LP’s August 28, 1973 release — the new digital edition includes Let’s Get It On as well as alternate takes and mixes, single versions, new remixes, and demos, some of which previously featured on the album’ 2001 reissue.
Exclusive to the 50th-anniversary reissue, however, are more recordings from Gaye’s sessions with...
- 8/9/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Every track on My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross feels like a Greek statue frozen in some tragic visage of horror. Anohni’s voice sounds delicate, angry, and exhausted, as she grieves track by track — for the unfulfilled promises of civil rights, for friends lost to drugs and depression, for the immolation of a world succumbing to ecocide. On one song, “Why Am I Alive Now?” her voice quivers and keens as she regards the discord closing in on her (leaves fall off trees, smoke chokes the air,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Wonder Years Recap: Phoebe Robinson and Tituss Burgess Drop by the Season 2 Premiere — Grade It!
Summertime usually calls for outdoor barbecues, big family gatherings and an overall good time. For The Wonder Years’ Dean and his father Bill, the summer of 1969 was an opportunity to take a giant leap forward.
Wednesday’s Season 2 premiere found father and son in New York City while Bill attempted to write a song for legendary singer Marvin Gaye. Bill struggled to find his groove (and get Gaye’s attention) while an extremely bored Dean was stuck at home all day. Dean’s greatest excitement was seeing his neighbor Lonnie (guest star Tituss Burgess) pass by while dressed in drag.
Wednesday’s Season 2 premiere found father and son in New York City while Bill attempted to write a song for legendary singer Marvin Gaye. Bill struggled to find his groove (and get Gaye’s attention) while an extremely bored Dean was stuck at home all day. Dean’s greatest excitement was seeing his neighbor Lonnie (guest star Tituss Burgess) pass by while dressed in drag.
- 6/15/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ hitmaker Charlie Puth has revealed his recollection of the night he and Meghan Trainor locked lips for the first time. In 2015, Trainor, 29, and Puth, 31, made quite the scene when they made out on stage at the American Music Awards, and until recently, no one knew they shared an off-camera kiss too, reports People magazine.
Last month, Trainor revealed that the two made out in the studio the night they recorded their hit duet ‘Marvin Gaye’ together – and Puth just confirmed it himself as well.
“I had just moved to L.A. and yeah, I’m not denying that happened. That definitely did happen once in 2015,” Puth told Interview Magazine. “I also don’t think I’d ever had vodka before a” Grey Goose vodka,” he added, saying that the makeout all started with some drinks.
The singer explained that he was living a surreal life at that time,...
Last month, Trainor revealed that the two made out in the studio the night they recorded their hit duet ‘Marvin Gaye’ together – and Puth just confirmed it himself as well.
“I had just moved to L.A. and yeah, I’m not denying that happened. That definitely did happen once in 2015,” Puth told Interview Magazine. “I also don’t think I’d ever had vodka before a” Grey Goose vodka,” he added, saying that the makeout all started with some drinks.
The singer explained that he was living a surreal life at that time,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Less than two weeks after a jury found that Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” did not copy Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On,” a federal judge has dismissed a second copyright case accusing the singer of copying the same 1973 track, Reuters reports.
Although U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton had previously ruled that Sheeran would need to face a jury trial in the second case, the judge reversed the decision and dismissed the case brought by Structured Asset Sales on Tuesday.
Stanton, who presided over...
Although U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton had previously ruled that Sheeran would need to face a jury trial in the second case, the judge reversed the decision and dismissed the case brought by Structured Asset Sales on Tuesday.
Stanton, who presided over...
- 5/17/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles, May 9 (Ians) ‘Shape of You singer Ed Sheeran has spoken about his victory in the ‘Thinking Out Loud copyright infringement lawsuit last week.
Stating that he feels the jury believed that he did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his song, Sheeran furnished the reasons behind the same, reports ‘Variety’.
Sheeran told ‘Good Morning America’ that it was “101 songs with the same chord sequence, and that was just, like, scratching the surface”. He added that the jury “was very quick to see that and be like, ‘Oh, yeah'”.
As per ‘Varietu’, Sheeran had been steadfast in his denial that he’d taken from Gaye’s song, despite the lawsuit brought by the family of Gaye’s co-writer on the song, the late Ed Townsend.
Sheeran’s song does recall the tempo and chord progression of Gaye’s hit, but finally, his testimony and performance of the song,...
Stating that he feels the jury believed that he did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Let’s Get It On’ for his song, Sheeran furnished the reasons behind the same, reports ‘Variety’.
Sheeran told ‘Good Morning America’ that it was “101 songs with the same chord sequence, and that was just, like, scratching the surface”. He added that the jury “was very quick to see that and be like, ‘Oh, yeah'”.
As per ‘Varietu’, Sheeran had been steadfast in his denial that he’d taken from Gaye’s song, despite the lawsuit brought by the family of Gaye’s co-writer on the song, the late Ed Townsend.
Sheeran’s song does recall the tempo and chord progression of Gaye’s hit, but finally, his testimony and performance of the song,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
When a jury determined “Blurred Lines” borrowed from Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” and Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages, it not only shook up the music industry but also set off a flurry of other lawsuits that made songwriters more willing to give credit, whether it was due or not.
After the 2015 decision, John Legend argued that the verdict would set a bad precedent for artists creating music inspired by others. It certainly set a precedent for legal action as other veteran songwriters decided to go after hitmakers they felt were a little too inspired by their work. Some went to trial, others settled outside the courtroom and a number of artists began extending writing credit to older songs — some because the melodies were similar but others to avoid a repeat of the “Blurred Lines” backlash.
But Ed Sheeran...
After the 2015 decision, John Legend argued that the verdict would set a bad precedent for artists creating music inspired by others. It certainly set a precedent for legal action as other veteran songwriters decided to go after hitmakers they felt were a little too inspired by their work. Some went to trial, others settled outside the courtroom and a number of artists began extending writing credit to older songs — some because the melodies were similar but others to avoid a repeat of the “Blurred Lines” backlash.
But Ed Sheeran...
- 5/8/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Sheeran wasn't kidding when he said he'd put his career on pause if he lost a copyright lawsuit that accused him of using elements of the 1973 Marvin Gaye hit "Let's Get It On" in his 2015 hit "Thinking Out Loud" without permission. Before a jury ruled in his favor, Sheeran - who vehemently denied the accusations - threatened he would leave the music industry if he lost. People reported that, when his attorney questioned him on the stand about the toll the trial was taking on May 2, Sheeran replied: "If that happens, I'm done, I'm stopping." He added, "I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it."
In a May 5 interview on SiriusXM's "The Morning Mash Up," he explained that while he wouldn't have stopped performing, he was dead serious about putting down his songwriting pen.
In a May 5 interview on SiriusXM's "The Morning Mash Up," he explained that while he wouldn't have stopped performing, he was dead serious about putting down his songwriting pen.
- 5/5/2023
- by Joely Chilcott
- Popsugar.com
Ed Sheeran doesn’t want rose-colored glasses, he just wants to see the sunshine. On Friday, the musician dropped the video for his track “Curtains” as he celebrated the release of his new album, Subtract.
“Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sun shine/I think I’m done with my hiding place,” he sings in the electric guitar-backed song. “And you found me anyway/It’s been forever but I’m feeling alright.”
The visual follows Sheeran walking through a crowd of people walking aimlessly in what...
“Can you pull the curtains? Let me see the sun shine/I think I’m done with my hiding place,” he sings in the electric guitar-backed song. “And you found me anyway/It’s been forever but I’m feeling alright.”
The visual follows Sheeran walking through a crowd of people walking aimlessly in what...
- 5/5/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Singer Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” Won’t Quit Performing
A jury decided Thursday that Ed Sheeran‘s 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not steal from Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On.”
After the verdict, Sheeran, 32, nodded his head in acknowledgment to the jurors and mouthed the words “Thank you.”
The ruling came after a two-week copyright infringement trial between the singer-songwriter and the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the classic 70s song with Gaye.
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Sheeran called the copyright allegations “insulting.” He and his co-writer Amy Wage testified that the chords the lawsuit was concerned about were a “common progression” used in several songs.
Outside the courthouse, Sheeran read an official statement to reporters. The singer said he missed his grandmother’s funeral in Ireland due to the trial and would “never get that time back.”
“I am obviously very happy with the outcome of the case,” Ed Sheeran said in a statement...
After the verdict, Sheeran, 32, nodded his head in acknowledgment to the jurors and mouthed the words “Thank you.”
The ruling came after a two-week copyright infringement trial between the singer-songwriter and the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the classic 70s song with Gaye.
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Sheeran called the copyright allegations “insulting.” He and his co-writer Amy Wage testified that the chords the lawsuit was concerned about were a “common progression” used in several songs.
Outside the courthouse, Sheeran read an official statement to reporters. The singer said he missed his grandmother’s funeral in Ireland due to the trial and would “never get that time back.”
“I am obviously very happy with the outcome of the case,” Ed Sheeran said in a statement...
- 5/5/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Ed Sheeran won a copyright infringement trial on Thursday, and so has music itself, at least according to some music copyright experts.
With Sheeran coming away victorious in the much-publicized “Thinking Out Loud”/ “Let’s Get It On” trial, music copyright experts tell Rolling Stone they’re hopeful the decision will chill what they describe as frivolous lawsuits going forward, as the verdict tells those looking to sue that winning out isn’t so simple.
“It will give people a little bit more comfort in terms of feeling they might...
With Sheeran coming away victorious in the much-publicized “Thinking Out Loud”/ “Let’s Get It On” trial, music copyright experts tell Rolling Stone they’re hopeful the decision will chill what they describe as frivolous lawsuits going forward, as the verdict tells those looking to sue that winning out isn’t so simple.
“It will give people a little bit more comfort in terms of feeling they might...
- 5/4/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
New York, May 4 (Ians) Ed Sheeran was acquitted on Thursday (US East Coast Time) in the Manhattan federal court in New York City on a charge that he plagiarised the Marvin Gaye ’70s hit ‘Lets Get It On’ for his own ‘Thinking Out Loud’, reports ‘Variety’.
The verdict that found him not liable for copyright infringement came after just a few hours of deliberation, adda ‘Variety’. The jury had officially begun deliberations after closing arguments on Wednesday evening, although, as it was after 5 p.m., the judge held them just long enough for a get-acquainted session before sending them home for the night.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton had sent the Manhattan jury into deliberations with a pointed admonition: “Independent creation is a complete defence, no matter how similar that song is.”
Stanton’s instructions, according to ‘Variety’, left a high bar in the jury’s minds for...
The verdict that found him not liable for copyright infringement came after just a few hours of deliberation, adda ‘Variety’. The jury had officially begun deliberations after closing arguments on Wednesday evening, although, as it was after 5 p.m., the judge held them just long enough for a get-acquainted session before sending them home for the night.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton had sent the Manhattan jury into deliberations with a pointed admonition: “Independent creation is a complete defence, no matter how similar that song is.”
Stanton’s instructions, according to ‘Variety’, left a high bar in the jury’s minds for...
- 5/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
A jury found today that Ed Sheeran did not wrongfully copy Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On” with his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”
The jury reached a unanimous verdict after just under three hours of deliberations.
The lawsuit was brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the Motown classic. The suit alleged that the syncopated chord pattern of Sheeran’s song, which is noticeably similar to the 1973 tune, is the beating “heart” of “Let’s Get It On.”
The New York Times reported that, after the verdict was rendered, the singer approached Kathryn Griffin Townsend, Mr. Townsend’s daughter, and spoke briefly with her.
Sheeran read a statement outside the courtroom, saying in part:
“”I’m obviously very happy with the outcome of the case, and it looks like I’m not having to retire from my day job after all. … We spent...
The jury reached a unanimous verdict after just under three hours of deliberations.
The lawsuit was brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the Motown classic. The suit alleged that the syncopated chord pattern of Sheeran’s song, which is noticeably similar to the 1973 tune, is the beating “heart” of “Let’s Get It On.”
The New York Times reported that, after the verdict was rendered, the singer approached Kathryn Griffin Townsend, Mr. Townsend’s daughter, and spoke briefly with her.
Sheeran read a statement outside the courtroom, saying in part:
“”I’m obviously very happy with the outcome of the case, and it looks like I’m not having to retire from my day job after all. … We spent...
- 5/4/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A verdict has been reached in Ed Sheeran‘s copyright trial. On Thursday, a New York City jury found that the 32-year-old singer did not copy Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit, “Let’s Get It On,” on his 2014 song, “Thinking Out Loud.”
“I feel like the truth was heard and the truth was believed,” Sheeran told People in a statement. “It’s nice that we can both move on with our lives now — it’s sad that it had to come to this.”
The decision came one day after lawyers delivered their closing arguments. During Ilene Farkas’ closing statement, the lawyer, who represented Sheeran in the trial, focused on independent creation, common elements, and combination of elements.
Meanwhile, in plaintiff attorney Keisha Rice’s closing statement, she claimed that Sheeran was trying to use his celebrity to overpower the jury. Additionally, she alleged that Sheeran saying on the stand that he...
“I feel like the truth was heard and the truth was believed,” Sheeran told People in a statement. “It’s nice that we can both move on with our lives now — it’s sad that it had to come to this.”
The decision came one day after lawyers delivered their closing arguments. During Ilene Farkas’ closing statement, the lawyer, who represented Sheeran in the trial, focused on independent creation, common elements, and combination of elements.
Meanwhile, in plaintiff attorney Keisha Rice’s closing statement, she claimed that Sheeran was trying to use his celebrity to overpower the jury. Additionally, she alleged that Sheeran saying on the stand that he...
- 5/4/2023
- by Divya Goyal
- ET Canada
Ed Sheeran has prevailed in a lawsuit claiming his song “Thinking Out Loud” copied Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.”
After three hours of deliberation, a Manhattan jury decided that Sheeran’s 2014 hit was “independently created” and did not steal elements from Gaye’s 1973 song. Sheeran’s lawyer Ilene Farkas said the similar chord progression was akin to “the letters of the alphabet of music,” adding that “these are basic musical building blocks that songwriters now and forever must be free to use, or all of us who love music will be poorer for it.”
Following the decision, Sheeran joked about “not having to retire from my day job after all” before delivering a statement about his frustration with “baseless claims like this” being allowed “to go to court at all.” He continued by saying, “We’ve spent the last eight years talking about two songs with dramatically different lyrics,...
After three hours of deliberation, a Manhattan jury decided that Sheeran’s 2014 hit was “independently created” and did not steal elements from Gaye’s 1973 song. Sheeran’s lawyer Ilene Farkas said the similar chord progression was akin to “the letters of the alphabet of music,” adding that “these are basic musical building blocks that songwriters now and forever must be free to use, or all of us who love music will be poorer for it.”
Following the decision, Sheeran joked about “not having to retire from my day job after all” before delivering a statement about his frustration with “baseless claims like this” being allowed “to go to court at all.” He continued by saying, “We’ve spent the last eight years talking about two songs with dramatically different lyrics,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Throughout the copyright infringement case alleging that he lifted Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On” on his own hit record “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran’s biggest frustration seems to have been the ongoing questioning of his artistic integrity as both a musician and songwriter. In an April interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the singer positioned the trial, which enters deliberations today, as a betrayal of the basic nature of creating music.
“The thing with these cases, it’s not usually songwriters that are suing songwriters.
“The thing with these cases, it’s not usually songwriters that are suing songwriters.
- 5/4/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Ed Sheeran copyright infringement trial wrapped up testimony at the end of the court day, as the judge sent the Manhattan jury into deliberations with a pointed admonition: “Independent creation is a complete defense, no matter how similar that song is.”
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton’s instructions may have left a high bar in the jury’s minds for just how much evidence the plaintiffs’ attorneys needed to have established to prove that Sheeran and his co-writer actually copied Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when they wrote the pop hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’, reports ‘Variety’.
According to Insider, Stanton told jurors that the lawyers for the heirs of Gaye’s co-writer, Ed Townsend, needed to “prove by a preponderance of the evidence… that Sheeran actually copied and wrongfully copied ‘Let’s Get It On'” – as opposed to the coincidental, negligible similarities argued by Sheeran’s attorneys.
U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton’s instructions may have left a high bar in the jury’s minds for just how much evidence the plaintiffs’ attorneys needed to have established to prove that Sheeran and his co-writer actually copied Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when they wrote the pop hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’, reports ‘Variety’.
According to Insider, Stanton told jurors that the lawyers for the heirs of Gaye’s co-writer, Ed Townsend, needed to “prove by a preponderance of the evidence… that Sheeran actually copied and wrongfully copied ‘Let’s Get It On'” – as opposed to the coincidental, negligible similarities argued by Sheeran’s attorneys.
- 5/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ed Sheeran is in the midst of trial for a lawsuit that claims his song “Thinking Out Loud” rips off the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” His attorneys have spent the past few months unsuccessfully trying to get the case dismissed, but now, he’s raising the stakes by threatening to quit music entirely if he’s found guilty of copyright infringement.
Per New York Post, when Sheeran’s attorney asked what he’d do if the plaintiffs won the case, he responded: “If that happens, I’m done. I’m stopping… I find it really insulting to work my whole life as a singer-songwriter and diminish it.”
Sheeran has vehemently insisted that any similarities between his 2014 hit and Gaye’s 1973 song are purely coincidental, and that those similarities were too common to constitute copyright infringement. To drive his point home, he reportedly “belted out various mashups...
Per New York Post, when Sheeran’s attorney asked what he’d do if the plaintiffs won the case, he responded: “If that happens, I’m done. I’m stopping… I find it really insulting to work my whole life as a singer-songwriter and diminish it.”
Sheeran has vehemently insisted that any similarities between his 2014 hit and Gaye’s 1973 song are purely coincidental, and that those similarities were too common to constitute copyright infringement. To drive his point home, he reportedly “belted out various mashups...
- 5/2/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
New York, May 2 (Ians) Ed Sheeran had strong words for a musicologist on Monday (U.S. East Coast Time) as the court hearing over alleged similarities between his hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and R&b and soul singer Marvin Gaye’s classic ‘Let’s Get It On’ entered its second week, reports ‘Variety’.
“I think what he is doing is criminal,” Sheeran said of the prior testimony from Alexander Stewart, a musicologist hired as an expert witness by Gaye’s estate, according to the ‘New York Times’. “I don’t know why he’s allowed to be an expert.”
Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing are being sued by three heirs of Ed Townsend, who is the credited co-writer with Gaye on the 1973 song.
As he did last week, notes ‘Variety’, Sheeran played his guitar to refute Stewart’s testimony, in which he argued that one of the...
“I think what he is doing is criminal,” Sheeran said of the prior testimony from Alexander Stewart, a musicologist hired as an expert witness by Gaye’s estate, according to the ‘New York Times’. “I don’t know why he’s allowed to be an expert.”
Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing are being sued by three heirs of Ed Townsend, who is the credited co-writer with Gaye on the 1973 song.
As he did last week, notes ‘Variety’, Sheeran played his guitar to refute Stewart’s testimony, in which he argued that one of the...
- 5/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ed Sheeran spent another day in court attempting to convince non-musicians that “Thinking Out Loud” didn’t rip off Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” On Monday, the singer whipped out his guitar once again, this time running through four acoustic song mashups between his song and ones from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Blackstreet, and Van Morrison to try to prove a point against musicologist Alexander Stewart’s claims about his melodies and intentions.
According to the Daily Beast, Sheeran said that while creating “Thinking Out Loud,...
According to the Daily Beast, Sheeran said that while creating “Thinking Out Loud,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Perhaps inspired by the intimacy of playing solely for a judge and a jury of his peers in the ongoing copyright trial he’s entangled in, Ed Sheeran will hit the road next month to play smaller venues for what he’s dubbed the “ – “ tour. (If you want to say it out loud, Sheeran suggests you pronounce it “Subtract Tour.”) The dates kick off May 19 at Clearwater, Florida’s Ruth Eckerd Hall and run in and around the dates of his “+ – = ÷ x Tour” (in Sheeranese, the “Mathematics Tour”), which finds him playing stadiums.
- 4/28/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In a packed New York courtroom, Ed Sheeran picked up his guitar Thursday and launched into a tune that has him locked in a copyright dispute over Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get it On” as the only audience that mattered — a jury — looked on.
Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write “Thinking Out Loud” a decade ago.
He reached back, grabbed his guitar from a rack behind the witness stand and explained that writing a song was second nature to him. He said he used his own version of phonetics to create songs so quickly that he could write up to nine in a day. Even last weekend, Sheeran claimed, he wrote 10 songs.
Then he sang just a few words of the pivotal tune, bringing smiles to the faces of...
Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write “Thinking Out Loud” a decade ago.
He reached back, grabbed his guitar from a rack behind the witness stand and explained that writing a song was second nature to him. He said he used his own version of phonetics to create songs so quickly that he could write up to nine in a day. Even last weekend, Sheeran claimed, he wrote 10 songs.
Then he sang just a few words of the pivotal tune, bringing smiles to the faces of...
- 4/28/2023
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed Sheeran played his guitar and sang on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The singer sought to prove he did not dupe Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On” during the copyright infringement trial.
The British singer-songwriter strummed the four-chord progression at the core of his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” which he said he wrote with longtime collaborator Amy Wadge within a few hours in February 2014 at Sheeran’s home, per ABC.
He also sang what he claimed were the song’s original lyrics,...
The British singer-songwriter strummed the four-chord progression at the core of his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” which he said he wrote with longtime collaborator Amy Wadge within a few hours in February 2014 at Sheeran’s home, per ABC.
He also sang what he claimed were the song’s original lyrics,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Ed Sheeran took the stand on Tuesday in a New York courtroom, denying accusations that his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” copied Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.”
A lawyer defending the estate of a co-writer of Gaye’s 1973 song said he had “smoking gun” evidence that Ed Sheeran took elements of the Seventies classic on his 2014 single during his opening statement in the civil trial against the musician.
Attorney Ben Crump made the remarks during the court hearing where the British star’s attorneys claimed...
A lawyer defending the estate of a co-writer of Gaye’s 1973 song said he had “smoking gun” evidence that Ed Sheeran took elements of the Seventies classic on his 2014 single during his opening statement in the civil trial against the musician.
Attorney Ben Crump made the remarks during the court hearing where the British star’s attorneys claimed...
- 4/25/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles, April 24 (Ians) The ‘Shape of You’ hitmaker Ed Sheeran is expected to take to the stand in a case which claims his ‘Thinking Out Loud’ tune violates a copyright.
The hit 2014 tune rocketed to number one in the UK charts – but there are claims it violates the copyright of the Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
The opening statements and jury selection is now to begin in a case in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, claim Ed’s song has “striking similarities” to the soul classic. The case was initially filed in 2017 and is now expected to last a week as the fight takes place in the Manhattan federal courtroom.
As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, ‘Let’s Get It On’ has been a sensation since its release 50 years ago, garnering hundreds of millions of streams,...
The hit 2014 tune rocketed to number one in the UK charts – but there are claims it violates the copyright of the Marvin Gaye classic ‘Let’s Get It On’, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
The opening statements and jury selection is now to begin in a case in which the heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 soul classic, claim Ed’s song has “striking similarities” to the soul classic. The case was initially filed in 2017 and is now expected to last a week as the fight takes place in the Manhattan federal courtroom.
As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, ‘Let’s Get It On’ has been a sensation since its release 50 years ago, garnering hundreds of millions of streams,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
One of the most popular rappers is in legal hot water on a massive scale. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is riding high, with a Spider-Man spinoff movie on the way and a prominent role in an upcoming WWE pay-per-view. But a major lawsuit has come his way. It could put a damper on his otherwise great year.
The “Mia” rapper put something on one of his albums that may have been ill-advised. His vulnerable approach to lyrics and production may have hit too close to home for someone who used to be a big part of his life. The hit on his bank account might be far more than he ever thought possible.
Bad Bunny is on the wrong end of a massive lawsuit Bad Bunny at the 2023 Grammy Awards | Jc Olivera/WireImage
The media has romantically connected just a few women with Bad Bunny over the years. He...
The “Mia” rapper put something on one of his albums that may have been ill-advised. His vulnerable approach to lyrics and production may have hit too close to home for someone who used to be a big part of his life. The hit on his bank account might be far more than he ever thought possible.
Bad Bunny is on the wrong end of a massive lawsuit Bad Bunny at the 2023 Grammy Awards | Jc Olivera/WireImage
The media has romantically connected just a few women with Bad Bunny over the years. He...
- 4/18/2023
- by Agustin Mojica
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For millions of music aficionados, Marvin Gaye represents the best of soul. The iconic artist contributed to the development of the sound of Motown, releasing hits such as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Ain’t That Peculiar.” While Gaye is best known to his fans for his songs, behind the scenes, he was a savvy businessman. Perhaps most notably, Gaye once worked with his agent to help launch one of the world’s most beloved cookie brands.
Marvin Gaye is best known as a singer Soul singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye at Golden West Studios in 1973 in Los Angeles, California. | Jim Britt/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images
Born in 1939, Gaye had a true rags-to-riches story. He was raised in poor surroundings, but his love for singing helped carry him through some dark days. According to Biography, he mastered playing the piano and the drums at a young age.
Marvin Gaye is best known as a singer Soul singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye at Golden West Studios in 1973 in Los Angeles, California. | Jim Britt/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images
Born in 1939, Gaye had a true rags-to-riches story. He was raised in poor surroundings, but his love for singing helped carry him through some dark days. According to Biography, he mastered playing the piano and the drums at a young age.
- 3/13/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On The Evening of Sept. 28, 1979, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas felt like the center of the universe. Sugar Ray Leonard was fighting Andy Price for the North American Boxing Federation welterweight title. In the crowd, sports legends like Joe Dimaggio and Joe Louis mingled with entertainers like Smokey Robinson and Cary Grant. Diana Ross sat ringside, next to Motown founder Berry Gordy. And in Price’s corner, amid the television cameras and cigar smoke, sat Price’s manager, Marvin Gaye, feeling like his whole life was on the line.
Gaye often spoke in boxing metaphors,...
Gaye often spoke in boxing metaphors,...
- 2/4/2023
- by Matthew Allan
- Rollingstone.com
More than 73 years ago, Barrett Strong, as a singer, declared “Money (That’s What I Want)” — for the first hit single from the Motown empire.
What he actually wound up getting was musical immortality. As a songwriter.
Strong — who died Sunday, Jan. 29, at the age of 81 in Detroit — co-wrote some of Motown’s most enduring hits, with a variety of collaborators but primarily the late Norman Whitfield. Those included “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” for Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, “War” for Edwin Starr, the Undisputed Truth’s “Smiling Faces Sometimes” and a wealth of material for the Temptations — “I Wish It Would Rain,” “Just My Imagination,” “Cloud Nine,” “Psychedelic Shack” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” for which Strong shared a Grammy Award.
The transition from performer to songwriter suited him well. “I never felt comfortable with myself as a recording artist,” Strong told Billboard in...
What he actually wound up getting was musical immortality. As a songwriter.
Strong — who died Sunday, Jan. 29, at the age of 81 in Detroit — co-wrote some of Motown’s most enduring hits, with a variety of collaborators but primarily the late Norman Whitfield. Those included “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” for Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, “War” for Edwin Starr, the Undisputed Truth’s “Smiling Faces Sometimes” and a wealth of material for the Temptations — “I Wish It Would Rain,” “Just My Imagination,” “Cloud Nine,” “Psychedelic Shack” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” for which Strong shared a Grammy Award.
The transition from performer to songwriter suited him well. “I never felt comfortable with myself as a recording artist,” Strong told Billboard in...
- 1/30/2023
- by Gary Graff, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Janis Hunter Gaye, wife of Marvin Gaye, has died, aged 66.
Hunter Gaye died at her home in Rhode Island on Saturday (3 December), her family have confirmed.
A cause of death has not been revealed.
Hunter Gaye’s daughter Nona – who is also an actor and singer – shared a tribute to her late mother, writing: “From the time she met my father, she was exposed to the way he saw this world was aching, and she did her best to preserve his legacy as he was taken from us far too early.”
The statement continued: “She took every moment to speak about every word and every note of his music, and she wanted to make sure everyone knew the man she fell in love with.
“I will never get to see her again in this life but know she’s in heaven with my father and a spokesperson for us in spirit.
Hunter Gaye died at her home in Rhode Island on Saturday (3 December), her family have confirmed.
A cause of death has not been revealed.
Hunter Gaye’s daughter Nona – who is also an actor and singer – shared a tribute to her late mother, writing: “From the time she met my father, she was exposed to the way he saw this world was aching, and she did her best to preserve his legacy as he was taken from us far too early.”
The statement continued: “She took every moment to speak about every word and every note of his music, and she wanted to make sure everyone knew the man she fell in love with.
“I will never get to see her again in this life but know she’s in heaven with my father and a spokesperson for us in spirit.
- 12/7/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Music
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Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and the inspiration for several of his songs, died Saturday of an undisclosed cause at her home in Rhode Island, her family announced. She was 66.
Hunter Gaye was introduced to the singer by producer Ed Townsend during a 1973 recording session at Hitsville West in Los Angeles for his album Let’s Get It On, which was released that year. Gaye at the time was married to Anna Gordy, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy; Hunter Gaye was 17, he was 34.
Gaye wrote the song “Jan” for his future wife and recorded it for his 1974 album, Marvin Gaye Live!, and his 1976 album, I Want You, has been described as “a romantic and erotic tribute” to her. His 1977 disco single, “Got to Give It Up,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, featured her on background vocals.
Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and the inspiration for several of his songs, died Saturday of an undisclosed cause at her home in Rhode Island, her family announced. She was 66.
Hunter Gaye was introduced to the singer by producer Ed Townsend during a 1973 recording session at Hitsville West in Los Angeles for his album Let’s Get It On, which was released that year. Gaye at the time was married to Anna Gordy, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy; Hunter Gaye was 17, he was 34.
Gaye wrote the song “Jan” for his future wife and recorded it for his 1974 album, Marvin Gaye Live!, and his 1976 album, I Want You, has been described as “a romantic and erotic tribute” to her. His 1977 disco single, “Got to Give It Up,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, featured her on background vocals.
- 12/6/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Jean Deaux says she’s always creating, she means always. The rapper/singer/songwriter from Chicago has made it a goal to put out music every year after releasing her debut EP, Krash, in 2018. Jean Deaux has been like this her entire life in fact. As a kindergartener, she remembers trying to write chapter books. “It’s funny because it was about my Uncle Bo, but I said my uncle had a farm which was totally a lie. Even the teachers were like, ‘Uncle Bo’s Farm? That’s hard,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Nathan Mattise
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge has ordered Ed Sheeran to stand trial over accusations that his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” ripped off Marvin Gaye’s iconic “Let’s Get It On”.
Billboard reports that Judge Louis Stanton denied a request by Sheeran’s lawyers to drop the case, which was first filed back in 2018; the judge was not swayed by the arguments of Sheeran’s attorneys that the suit was invalid because the various elements the singer-songwriter was alleged to have lifted from Gaye’s 1973 hit weren’t unique enough to covered by copyright.
“There is no bright-line rule that the combination of two unprotectable elements is insufficiently numerous to constitute an original work,” the judge wrote in his ruling. “A work may be copyrightable even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotectable elements.”
Read More: Ed Sheeran Accused Of Ripping Off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, Jury To Decide 100-Million Lawsuit,...
Billboard reports that Judge Louis Stanton denied a request by Sheeran’s lawyers to drop the case, which was first filed back in 2018; the judge was not swayed by the arguments of Sheeran’s attorneys that the suit was invalid because the various elements the singer-songwriter was alleged to have lifted from Gaye’s 1973 hit weren’t unique enough to covered by copyright.
“There is no bright-line rule that the combination of two unprotectable elements is insufficiently numerous to constitute an original work,” the judge wrote in his ruling. “A work may be copyrightable even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotectable elements.”
Read More: Ed Sheeran Accused Of Ripping Off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, Jury To Decide 100-Million Lawsuit,...
- 10/1/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Six long years after Ed Sheeran was first hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit “Thinking Out Loud,” a federal judge denied Sheeran’s request to toss the case and ordered the case to trial.
In 2016, the estate of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on “Let’s Get It On,” sued Sheeran over similarities between that classic and his “Thinking Out Loud”; that case is still pending.
Structured Asset Sales, which owns a one-third stake in Townsend’s copyrights, filed a similar lawsuit in 2018, and that’s...
In 2016, the estate of Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye’s co-writer on “Let’s Get It On,” sued Sheeran over similarities between that classic and his “Thinking Out Loud”; that case is still pending.
Structured Asset Sales, which owns a one-third stake in Townsend’s copyrights, filed a similar lawsuit in 2018, and that’s...
- 9/30/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ed Sheeran must argue his case in front of a jury, a judge has ruled, after being accused of lifting elements of his song “Thinking Out Loud” from Marvin Gaye’s iconic 1973 track, “Let’s Get It On”.
Sheeran’s lawyers had previously sought to have the claim thrown out of court, saying the alleged stolen parts of the song were “commonplace”.
In a ruling on Thursday (29 September), Judge Louis Stanton said, “There is no bright-line rule that the combination of two unprotectable elements is insufficiently numerous to constitute an original work,” per Billboard’s initial report.
“A work may be copyrightable even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotectable elements.”
The Independent has contacted representatives for Sheeran for comment.
The lawsuit, filed by an entity called Structured Asset Sales that owns a partial stake in Gaye’s famous song, seeks 100m (£90m) in damages. The lawsuit claimed that...
Sheeran’s lawyers had previously sought to have the claim thrown out of court, saying the alleged stolen parts of the song were “commonplace”.
In a ruling on Thursday (29 September), Judge Louis Stanton said, “There is no bright-line rule that the combination of two unprotectable elements is insufficiently numerous to constitute an original work,” per Billboard’s initial report.
“A work may be copyrightable even though it is entirely a compilation of unprotectable elements.”
The Independent has contacted representatives for Sheeran for comment.
The lawsuit, filed by an entity called Structured Asset Sales that owns a partial stake in Gaye’s famous song, seeks 100m (£90m) in damages. The lawsuit claimed that...
- 9/30/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Music
To some, last week’s news that Micky Dolenz had filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to obtain the complete FBI file on the Monkees was a surprise: The Monkees, subversive?
But as it turns out, the made-for-tv Monkees were just one of many pop artists who’ve been the subject of FBI surveillance, monitoring, or some degree of investigation since the Fifties. When it came to entertainers, “the FBI generally opened files for very specific reasons,” says Aaron Leonard, author of the forthcoming Whole World in an Uproar: Music,...
But as it turns out, the made-for-tv Monkees were just one of many pop artists who’ve been the subject of FBI surveillance, monitoring, or some degree of investigation since the Fifties. When it came to entertainers, “the FBI generally opened files for very specific reasons,” says Aaron Leonard, author of the forthcoming Whole World in an Uproar: Music,...
- 9/7/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, who sang and played drums on “Don’t Turn Around,” “Shine” and other hits for the UK reggae band Aswad, died September 2. He was 62.
The band announced his death on its Instagram page but did not provide details. “It is with deepest regret and profound loss that we have to announce the passing of our brother Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye,” the post reads (see it here). “Drummie was much loved and respected by both family, friends and peers alike. [He] has left us to join our ancestors and leaves a huge void both personally and professionally.”
Gaye and his bandmates Tony Robinson and Brinsley Dan Forde met at Holland Park School in London and released a number of singles that dented the UK chart before scoring big with “Don’t Turn Around” in 1988 (see the video below). The jaunty track penned by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren hit No.
The band announced his death on its Instagram page but did not provide details. “It is with deepest regret and profound loss that we have to announce the passing of our brother Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye,” the post reads (see it here). “Drummie was much loved and respected by both family, friends and peers alike. [He] has left us to join our ancestors and leaves a huge void both personally and professionally.”
Gaye and his bandmates Tony Robinson and Brinsley Dan Forde met at Holland Park School in London and released a number of singles that dented the UK chart before scoring big with “Don’t Turn Around” in 1988 (see the video below). The jaunty track penned by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren hit No.
- 9/2/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Drummie Zeb, the lead singer for British reggae band Aswad, has died aged 62.
A statement posted to the band’s Facebook page disclosed the news.
“It is with deepest regret and profound loss that we have to announce the passing of our brother Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye,” the statement said.
“Drummie was the lead vocalist for the iconic band Aswad and is much loved and respected by both family, friends and peers alike.”
The statement continued: “More information will be given at a later time but on behalf of his family and Aswad – we ask that their privacy is respected at this heart-breaking time. Drummie has left us to join our ancestors and leaves a huge void both personally and professionally.”
Tributes for the late musician have begun pouring in on social media.
Rb Campbell, guitarist and vocalist of UB4, wrote: “Rip Drummie Zeb. So sad to hear of the passing of Angus ‘Drummie Zeb’ Gaye,...
A statement posted to the band’s Facebook page disclosed the news.
“It is with deepest regret and profound loss that we have to announce the passing of our brother Angus ‘Drummie’ Gaye,” the statement said.
“Drummie was the lead vocalist for the iconic band Aswad and is much loved and respected by both family, friends and peers alike.”
The statement continued: “More information will be given at a later time but on behalf of his family and Aswad – we ask that their privacy is respected at this heart-breaking time. Drummie has left us to join our ancestors and leaves a huge void both personally and professionally.”
Tributes for the late musician have begun pouring in on social media.
Rb Campbell, guitarist and vocalist of UB4, wrote: “Rip Drummie Zeb. So sad to hear of the passing of Angus ‘Drummie Zeb’ Gaye,...
- 9/2/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Music
Dr. Dre thought he was going to die after he suffered a brain aneurysm last January. In an interview on the “Workout the Doubt” podcast, the rapper revealed to host Dolvett Quince that his condition was so bad that doctors actually invited his family in to say goodbye.
“I’m at Cedars-Sinai hospital and they weren’t allowing anybody to come up, meaning visitors or family or anything like that, because of Covid, but they allowed my family to come in,” he remembered. “I found out later, they called them...
“I’m at Cedars-Sinai hospital and they weren’t allowing anybody to come up, meaning visitors or family or anything like that, because of Covid, but they allowed my family to come in,” he remembered. “I found out later, they called them...
- 8/20/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Long ago, Beyoncé decided to let her music speak for herself.
“I’m grateful I have the ability to choose what I want to share,” she told Harper’s Bazaar last year, in a brief, extremely rare interview that reads as if it may have been conducted via e-mail. “One day I decided I wanted to be like Sade and Prince. I wanted the focus to be on my music, because if my art isn’t strong enough or meaningful enough to keep people interested and inspired, then I’m in the wrong business.
“I’m grateful I have the ability to choose what I want to share,” she told Harper’s Bazaar last year, in a brief, extremely rare interview that reads as if it may have been conducted via e-mail. “One day I decided I wanted to be like Sade and Prince. I wanted the focus to be on my music, because if my art isn’t strong enough or meaningful enough to keep people interested and inspired, then I’m in the wrong business.
- 8/15/2022
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
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