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Blurred Lines

Controversy 

Amanda Palmer’s “Blurred Lines”/”Rape Me” mashup

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Blurred Lines, DoReMeToo, Mashup, Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke’s hit, “Blurred Lines” is back in the news again. When it was first released, critics decried the song’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Billie Eilish, Blurred Lines, Brand New, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Satanism, Tre Cool, Triumph

Happy birthday to Green Day drummer Tre Cool. He’s 47 today. In other music news for December 9, 2019… Rapper

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Music Industry 

Pharrell Williams says that the “Blurred Lines” verdict was awful for music. Yeah, no sh*t.

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Blurred Lines, Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye, Rick Rubin

When a jury ruled that the vibe of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (a song co-written by Pharrell Williams) was too

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Asia Argento, Beats 1, Blurred Lines, Google, Kurt Cobain, Lowest of the Low, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Monkees, Nikki Minaj, Smart Speakers, Sonos, Soundscan, Spotify, Tesla

By the end of the year, inflation in Venezuela could hit 1,000,000%. No, that’s not a typo, either. In music

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, July 13, 2018

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beck, Blurred Lines, Del the Funky Homosapien, Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Google, Gorrilaz, ICP, Insane Clown Posse, Jonny Greenwood, Juggalos, Mac, Music Analytics, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Radiohead, Simon LeBon, The Revolution

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May 1, 2018April 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Blurred Lines, Fishbone, LG, Peter Gabriel, REM, Say Anything, Smartphones, Yodelling

If we were to follow the traditions of the ancients, we really should have today off. This is what’s making

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Blurred Lines

The first-ever PC virus that targeted MD-DOD, Brain, was released into the wild on this day in 1986. Which reminds

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, December 26, 2016

December 26, 2016December 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, aliens, BandCamp, Beyonce, Blurred Lines, David Bowie, Electronica, Google, Kanye West, Nickelback, Syria, Tom Cruise

Was Santa good to you? Or are you going to fill those empty spaces in your soul by shopping on

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Music Industry 

The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Verdict: Still Causing Issues–And This is Very Bad for Music

November 20, 2016April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Blurred Lines, Bruno Mars, Copyright, Infringement, Uptown Funk

I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that

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Music News 

Musicians Sign On in Support of Thicke, Pharrell

August 31, 2016August 30, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Linkin Park, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, the Go-Gos, Tool

This probably won’t come as a big surprise, but a number of musicians have signed onto an amicus brief in

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Music News 

This is Interesting: Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” Testimony Unsealed

October 25, 2015April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke

The ruling that the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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