The Weeknd and “Call Out My Name” collaborators sued over copyright infringement

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max is developing Aloha MotherF**ker, a drama series based on Jason Ryan’s best-selling novel Hell-Bent. Mad Dogs creator Cris Cole will write the adaptation, which comes from Will Yun Lee and Mark and Christine Holder’s Seoul Street.

Le Tigre have filed a civil lawsuit to counter cease-and-desist letters sent by Barry Mann, who alleges copyright infringement of his song ‘Who Put the Bomp (Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)’.Mann, whose 1961 single was written with the late Gerry Goffin, claims that Le Tigre’s 1999 song ‘Deceptacon’ infringes on his work.Now, Le Tigre’s Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman have filed a complaint seen by Pitchfork in which they argue that Mann has no claim because ‘Who Put The Bomp…’ is not a wholly original

Anna Marie de la Fuente Chilean Constanza Fernández’s sophomore pic “(Im)patient” (“El Pa(de)ciente”) is celebrating its world premiere at the Busan Intl. Film Festival in South Korea on Oct.

Bad Bunny is being sued for direct and contributory copyright infringement in relation to his 2020 track ‘Safaera’.The lawsuit, reported by Pitchfork, has been filed in a California federal court by AOM Music, Inc., the rightsholder of the songs ‘Besa Tu Cuerpo’, ‘Chocha con Bicho’ and ‘Sigan Bailando’ by reggaeton pioneer DJ Playero. The songs are taken from Playero’s records ‘Playero 37 Underground’ and ‘Playero Street Mix Vol.

The Weeknd has been hit with a plagiarism lawsuit over his track ‘Call Out My Name’.The singer – real name Abel Tesfaye – and his collaborators Nicolas Jaar and Frank Duke on the song, from 2018 mini-album ‘My Dear Melancholy’, are also implicated in the court case filed by producers Suniel Fox and Henry Strange, as are Universal Music Group.Fox and Strange claim that ‘Call Out My Name’, which has over 700million views on YouTube, lifted elements from their 2015 track ‘Vibeking’, writing in

Late rappers Lil Peep and XXXTentacion are being sued by an artist who claims they stole an original guitar riff for their joint 2018 single "Falling Down," according to TMZ. Richard Jaden Hoff—performing under the name K.R.i.O—alleges that the guitar riff for his 2018 track "Under My Breath" was sampled in the collaborative single without his authorization.

Another song-theft lawsuit for you now. The Weeknd has been accused of ripping off elements of an earlier track on his 2018 hit ‘Call Out My Name’.Producers Suniel Fox and Henry Strange reckon that record lifts from their 2015 track ‘Vibeking’.

Naomi Campbell is sharing some very rare comments about her baby girl!

Naomi Campbell is sharing some very rare comments about her baby girl!

Netflix for $5million over a line in The Queen’s Gambit.In the show’s finale, a line compares the accomplishments of fictional chess player Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) to Gaprindashvili – stating she’s never played chess against men.A character remarks: “Elizabeth Harmon’s not at all an important player by their standards. The only unusual thing about her, really, is her sex.

Christmas is more than three months away, but Gloria Estefan is making an early holiday announcement in a sneak peek at her visit to Friday’s edition of Global‘s “The Talk”.

Coronation Street fans were left in tears on Wednesday night as Weatherfield's residents discovered that Norris Cole had died. Norris, played by Malcolm Hebden, has been a key character on the cobbles since 1994 and he last paid a visit to the street in 2020.

Next week's Coronation Street will see Weatherfield's residents gather for Norris Cole's funeral following the sad news of his death. It was revealed last week that the residents will discover that Norris has died after suffering a stroke in emotional scenes on the ITV soap.

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