Last Thursday, a Manhattan jury acquitted Ed Sheeran on charges that he stole “significant elements” of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” for his megahit, “Thinking Out Loud.” Much of the plaintiff’s case
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Good. Justice has been served. In case you weren’t aware, part of the same party who successful sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over “Blurred Lines” sounding too much like Gaye’s “Got to
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Meanwhile in Florida, the Killer Clown Case is over after 33 years. Digest that and then move on to music news for April 28, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Chatty parrots
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Back in 2018, the estate of Marvin Gaye successfully sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over “Blurred Lines” because a jury agreed that the song sounded–or rather, felt–too much like Gaye’s “Got to
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Video games that spy on us? Oh, dear. Worry about that after you take in some music news for February 10, 2022. Interesting read: “In Their Own Words: Why Artists are Leaving Spotify.”
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Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race for better quality audio on streaming services. That new Marvin Gaye biopic is
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Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music news for June 22, 2021. Shazam is now identifying one billion songs per
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Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a day off, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have music news for October
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They call themselves The Jaded Hearts Club. Nic Chester from Jet is on vocals and is supported by Matt Belamy (Muse), Miles Kane (Last Shadow Puppets), Sean Payne of The Zutons, Graham Coxon
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When a jury ruled that the vibe of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (a song co-written by Pharrell Williams) was too similar to Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” most of the music
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Can you believe it’s already time to start judging presidential hopefuls based on their entry or exit music? It’s nearly the middle of June, which means 2019 is almost halfway done, and with
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