Thania Garcia Procter and Gamble (P&G) and iHeartMedia are inviting fans to celebrate visibility and inclusivity for all at the third annual “Can’t Cancel Pride: Proud and Together” fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ community on June 14.The event will feature performances and appearances by Elton John, Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Lizzo, Anitta, Dove Cameron, Betty Who, Kim Petras and more from the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles and remote locations across the country.This year, the event will be hosted by singer, dancer and social media sensation JoJo Siwa, who received a special honor at last year’s event for being a young trailblazer in the community.“Proud and Together” will be showcasing the activism and issues that continue to impact the LGBTQ+ community in 2022 and intersectional messages of spirit and strength. This year, Elton John will be honored with the first-ever Impact Award for his humanitarian work through the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Justin Bieber, Dan & Shay Hit With Lawsuit Over Grammy-Winning Hit ‘10,000 Hours’
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Bieber and Dan + Shay have been hit with a copyright lawsuit that claims they borrowed the “core portion” of their Grammy-winning hit “10,000 Hours” from a comparatively obscure 1980 song called “The First Time Baby Is A Holiday.” The complaint was filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court by a company called Melomega.“Defendants’ theft is impudently bold,” reads the complaint reads, which also names Dan + Shay’s label, Warner Music Group, as a defendant. “One need only listen to ‘First Time’ and the infringing ‘10,000 Hours’ to discern the unmistakable similarities between the songs.” The claim is supported by musicologist Dr.
Alexander Stewart, who arrived at the “ineluctable conclusion that defendants stole plaintiff’s song.” “’10,000 Hours’ is not just substantially similar to ‘First Time’; defendants copied, in minute detail, the most important, core portion of plaintiff’s song, which includes the chorus, verse and hook,” the complaint reads in part. “The similarities are so striking that ‘10,000 Hours’ simply cannot have been independently created.”Although “The First Time Baby Is A Holiday” was copyrighted in 1980, the complaint states that the song was released in 2014 by the Orchard, which is owned by Sony Music.“Without the plaintiff’s song, ‘10,000 Hours’ would not exist,” a publicist for the plaintiffs wrote in an email servicing the complaint; reps for Bieber and Dan + Shay did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for commentThe complaint also attempts to differentiate the complaint from high-profile but ultimately unsuccessful infringement allegations involving Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” and Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” claiming that other lawsuits have
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Justin Bieber, Dan + Shay Accused of Stealing ‘10,000 Hours': Compare for Yourself (Audio)
Justin Bieber and country duo Dan + Shay have been accused of copyright infringement on their 2019 hit “10,000 Hours.”In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, International Manufacturing Concepts, Melomega music and Sound Gems alleged that the trio of singers “stole the core portion of the song” from a 1980 song called “The First Time Baby Is a Holiday.”The plaintiffs called Bieber and Dan + Shay “impudently bold” for the “theft,” adding that “this case marks an instance of blatant and errant copying.”“One need only listen to First Time and the infringing 10,000 Hours to discern the unmistakable similarities between the songs,” the suit asserts. “However, subjective analysis aside, when the songs are viewed through the objective, empirical lens of musical science — as was done in this case by one of the top musicology experts in the industry — Defendants’ infringement is unmistakable.”Reps for Bieber and Dan + Shay didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.For those who are so inclined, you can in fact compare for yourselves.
Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay accused of ripping off 80s song
When country pop duo Dan + Shay teamed up with Justin Bieber in 2019 to release their hit ‘10,000 Hours’, they marked the occasion by ripping off the 1980s soul song ‘The First Time Baby Is A Holiday’. Or so says the company that owns the copyright in the 1980s soul song ‘The First Time Baby Is a Holiday’.
Justin Bieber, Dan + Shay Face Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘10,000 Hours’
Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay have a copyright lawsuit filed against them for their song “10,000 Hours”.
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Kendall Kylie Jenner Sit Courtside To Support Devin Booker At Suns Clippers Game: Photos
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Inside Mark Wahlberg’s Beverly Hills mansion on sale for a hefty $87.5M
intricate fitness routine from his home gym inside the mansion on social media several times.The residence comes packed with every amenity imaginable, which includes a home theater, a wine cellar, manicured gardens and landscaped grounds, a five-hole golf course, tennis court, resort-like grotto pool, skate park and a separate guest house. Situated on 6.2 acres of land in the North Beverly Park neighborhood, the Richard Landry-designed home, known as the “The Premiere” estate, also features a two-story entry and a two-story paneled library. Wahlberg spent the past several years perfecting and customizing the home to his liking. Despite its fully loaded amenities, Wahlberg, 50, is ready to part ways with his beloved home, which perched high in the mountains above Beverly Hills. “[It is] truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire one of the great estates in Los Angeles,” the listing notes. In 2017, Wahlberg installed a new patio cover.
Justin Bieber Slows Down ‘Peaches’ With Giveon and Daniel Caesar at the Grammys
Thania Garcia Justin Bieber was back on the Grammys stage and performed his teamed-up hit single, “Peaches,” alongside featured artists, Giveon and Daniel Caesar. Under the warmth of moody red lighting, Bieber started his laid-back performance on a white Roland piano with a slow rendition of the number-one hit.
Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar and Giveon bring ‘Peaches’ to Grammys 2022
Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar and Giveon brought their hit collaboration ‘Peaches’ to the Grammys 2022 tonight (April 3).The track featured on Bieber’s 2021 album ‘Justice’ and is still in the running for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year tonight.Bieber began the performance solo, playing a slowed down, stripped back version of ‘Peaches’ at a white piano.Midway through, he got up from the instrument as a sped-up, full-band rendition kicked in and Giveon Caesar joined the singer on stage. Watch footage of the performance below.i'm SCARED ABOUT HOW TALENTED IS JUSTIN BIEBER#GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ztllwSUSRT— goodnightngo (@victorsssss____) April 4, 2022The Grammys 2022 is taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight, after the show was postponed from its planned January event due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.Silk Sonic opened the show with a performance of ‘777’, while Olivia Rodrigo delivered a powerful version of her breakout single ‘Drivers License’.