Black Eyed Peas, George Clinton Settle Lawsuit Over Song Sample
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of utilizing his music with no suitable permission.
The settlement was reached after mediation and was reported to a federal judge on Monday, records show. The judge has canceled an upcoming trial as attorneys perform to finalize settlement paperwork, and no additional details have been offered.
Clinton sued the Peas in December 2010, claiming the group used elements of his 1979 song “(Not Just) Knee Deep” in remixes of their international hit “Shut Up.” The song first appeared on the group’s 2003 album “Elephunk,” and it released “Shut Up Remix” the identical year. It also was employed in yet another remix integrated on the deluxe edition of the Peas’ 2009 release, “The E.N.D.,” according to Clinton’s lawsuit.
A judge limited the damages Clinton could recoup in a ruling earlier this month, stating the musician hadn’t shown how significantly he lost or how a lot the Peas and Universal profited from making use of Clinton’s music.
Calls to attorneys for Clinton, members of the Black Eyed Peas and Universal Music Group have been not quickly returned.
Listen: Will.I.Am’s new song, ‘This Is Love’
will.i.am’s “This Is Enjoy”
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will.i.am, ‘This Is Love’ – Song Review
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After foremost off his ‘#willpower’ album by proclaiming himself ‘T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever),’ will.i.am aims to present a more universal message on the record’s second single, ‘This Is Adore,’ an up-tempo pop song with hip-hop and electronic components.
‘This Is Love’ features the vocals of Eva Simons, who co-wrote and sang on Afrojack‘s breakthrough hit ‘Take Above Management.’ The track opens quietly with will backed up on piano as he sings about discovering love tonight. The pace picks up with the arrival of Simons, who asks, “Can you feel the really like?”
The song, reportedly developed by Swedish House Mafia‘s Steve Angello, surges ahead with a pulsing beat that leads into will’s rap verse in which he announces that his love is not for a unique lady, but for music itself: “This is love for the beats, feel it in the streets / Really like for the melody, notes on the sheets / The dope crusader, funky terminator / I developed me a rocket just so we could rock it later / And the way the beat is knocking got me feelin’ alright / Result in the DJ got me walking on the ceiling all evening.”
The singer/rapper goes on to proclaim his really like not just for violins and cellos, but also for “the personal computer beats, tougher than metal.”
The verdict? We like ‘This Is Love’ and its sunny melody greater than ‘T.H.E.,’ largely thanks to Simons, whose vocals carry the tune and make it sound like a poppier Black Eyed Peas song. ‘#willpower’ is anticipated to drop soon but nevertheless does not have a confirmed release date.
New Music: will.i.am f/ Eva Simons – ‘This Is Love’
will.i.am spreads really like in the club on his most current single “This Is Really like.” The electro-hop record was developed by Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello and attributes Dutch singer-songwriter Eva Simons.
The Black Eyed Peas frontman, who is at present serving as a judge on the U.K. version of “The Voice,” finished the song a couple days ago and premiered it on Capital FM. He has already shot a video in London.
will is operating on his solo album #willpower, which is expected to feature collaborations with Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes, and Jennifer Lopez, who seems on the single “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever).”
‘The Big C’ star Gabourey Sidibe: What’s On My iPod
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You likely recognize her from her Oscar-nominated turn as the title character in 2009′s Valuable, but Gabourey Sidibe now stars in Showtime’s cancer comedy The Massive C, which is at the moment in the middle of its third season.
On C, Sidibe plays Andrea Jackson, a mouthy student who requires a class from — and turns into near with — the show’s lead character, Cathy (Laura Linney). The actress acts, of course, but one of her other passions is music. “I consider it is simply because my mom’s a singer,” Sidibe lately told EW. “I’ve usually had this connection with music exactly where it’s anything. It is not just a pastime. It is not just a thing in my daily life. It is every thing, whether or not it’s a profession or not. It is not my profession, but I develop wary of talking about acting.”
With her really like of music in thoughts, EW checked in with Sidibe about what she’s rocking out to on her iPod, and she happily chatted about her pics, supplying up her preferred jams from Jessie J, Flo Rida, and numerous other individuals.
JESSIE J, “ABRACADABRA” “This is about how you are not looking for love but just — abracadabra! — it transpires. It’s not actually the enjoy portion of the song that gets me, it is the abracadabra-ness due to the fact I’m a freak and I’m really actually into magic in a weird way. I’ve often been fascinated by things popping out of nowhere. That’s what this song reminds me of.”
BRUNO MARS, “LIQUOR Retailer BLUES” “It’s really alluring. The melody is actually, actually attractive and the music is truly sexy, also. There is a thing about the story. I’m such a weirdo. I hear music without having lyrics, and I see an complete soap opera. I presume this song is about a street dancer who’s broke as hell, singing a song outdoors a liquor store. He just desires sufficient money to get some liquor and a lotto ticket. He says, ‘Trying to scratch my way up to the leading.’ He’s attempting to win the lotto, but it’s all possibilities and what not. It’s actually just the likelihood of being a street performer. You make tips. Odds are you’ll never be heard, but it is almost like the lotto in which perhaps you will be heard. Maybe you will be recognized, and perhaps you will make it. I type of dig that factor of it — anything in daily life is a lotto scratch, in a way. You can insure a scratch by going to school or whatever. Everything’s a lotto scratch. We’re all just taking our chances.”
Jimmy Fallon’s new album stars Justin Timberlake, Dave Matthews and more
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Jimmy Fallon announces star duet partners for ‘Blow Your Pants Off’ — Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney and more
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Rejoice, Music Combine-ers: Jimmy Fallon is making his viral parodies official. As we previously reported, the late-night host/component-time wannabe rock star will be releasing his personal album, Blow Your Pants Off, on June 12th.
The album is Fallon’s 2nd, following his 2002 release The Bathroom Wall. This time close to, his viral-prepared Late Night performances consider center stage, with previously heard tracks this kind of as “History of Rap” with Justin Timberlake and the Neil Young-does-Willow Smith “Whip My Hair” with no less a guest than the Boss.
Find complete track listing below:
one. “Neil Young Sings ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’”
2. “History of Rap” (feat. Justin Timberlake)
three. “Tebowie”
four. “Scrambled Eggs” (feat. Paul McCartney)
5. “The Doors Sing ‘Reading Rainbow’”
six. “Balls In Your Mouth” (feat. Eddie Vedder)
7. “My Upstairs Neighbors Are Acquiring Sex (And Listening to the Black Eyed Peas)”
eight. “Bob Dylan Sings ‘Charles in Charge’”
9. “Walk of Shame” (feat. Dave Matthews)
10. “Slow Jam the News” (feat. Brian Williams)
eleven. “New French Girlfriend”
twelve. “Cougar Huntin’” (feat. Large & Wealthy)
13. “You Spit When You Talk”
14. “Friday” (feat. Stephen Colbert)
15. “Neil Young Sings ‘Whip My Hair’” (feat. Bruce Springsteen)
If you haven’t currently, examine out Fallon-as-Neil Young with Bruce Springsteen covering Willow Smith’s ubiquitous hit “Whip My Hair”: