A lawsuit surrounding the authorship of Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” has been thrown out by the judge in the case, who determined there is no validity to the claims of two brothers who allege they’re owed songwriting credits on the 2019 hit.
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The band believes Juice WRLD’s "Lucid Dreams" contains "melodic elements" of one of their songs but felt uncomfortable suing the late rapper's mother.
Yellowcard have dismissed their lawsuit against late rapper Juice WRLD (a.k.a. Jarad Higgins) over his 2018 hit "Lucid Dreams." The pop-rock band filed a federal copyright infringement case against Higgins last October alleging that he lifted "melodic elements" of its 2006 song "Holly Wood Died" for his 2018 hit "Lucid Dreams" without
.A lawsuit surrounding the authorship of Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” has been thrown out by the judge in the case, who determined there is no validity to the claims of two brothers who allege they’re owed songwriting credits on the 2019 hit.
Juice WRLD and The Weeknd‘s new joint single ‘Smile’ has been shared – you can watch it below.Released last week, Juice WRLD’s posthumous collaboration with Abel Tesfaye marked the first time the pair had worked on music together.Directed by KDC Visions, the animated visuals for ‘Smile’ begin in the night sky and introduce a GCI Juice, who treks through a countryside location.
In September 2019, Juice WRLD tweeted "Me and The Weeknd would make a diamond record..." The Chicago rapper passed away just a few months later, but last week saw the posthumous release of "Smile," the collaboration with The Weeknd that Juice WRLD was hoping for. Today, the animated music video for their song dropped.
“Smile,” the collaboration between The Weeknd and the late Juice WRLD, now has a music video.
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
Juice WRLD passed away in December but his music lives on with the release of a new single “Smile”, the rapper’s first (and, sadly, only) collaboration with the Weeknd.
The Weeknd would make a diamond record…” he wrote, four months before he died in 2018.Posthumous releases are tricky things and getting them right is a balancing act. The best results are respectful of an artist’s legacy, and present themselves as creative interpretations rather than lost artefacts.
DEALSShirley Bassey has signed a new record deal with Universal Music’s Decca, with a new album set for release later this year. “My new album is a celebration of 70 years in showbiz”, she says.
The Weeknd teamed up with Juice WRLD on a collaboration before the rapper’s untimely death and now the song “Smile” has been released.
There hasn't been much to smile about in 2020, though a new collaboration between the late Juice WRLD and The Weeknd might change that.
The Weeknd has taken to social media to subtly hint at a forthcoming collaboration with the late Juice WRLD, due out on Thursday (August 6).The singer tweeted “XO + 999 Thursday Night” earlier today, with ‘XO’ representing himself and ‘999’ representing the late rapper – a number he used extensively as part of his brand.XO + 999 Thursday Night— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) August 4, 2020Fans on Twitter have also unearthed an old tweet of Juice WRLD’s from late last year, where he theorised that a
Rapper and singer The Kid LAROI has stayed in the spotlight over the past year, name-dropping TikTok star Addison Rae and releasing one Cole Bennett-directed music video after the other. Laroi was born in Australia, where he began rapping at the age of seven.
Even though Juice WRLD passed away in December of 2019, his estate has continued to find itself in legal battles. Hot New Hip Hop reported today, however, that one of his legal disputes have been forgotten.
Marshmello delivers.The Mellogang leader today (July 28) tweeted that he has "8 or 9 songs left" in response to a tweet requesting additional collaborations from the producer and late hip-hop artist Juice WRLD.The duo's first collab "Come & Go" dropped July 10 and is currently riding high on several Billboard charts. It debuted at No.
Chris Willman Music WriterThe Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, have the top non-posthumous album of the week, with “Gaslighter,” the trio’s first album in 14 years, which bowed with 93,400 album units.But that only puts them at No. 3.
Juice WRLD tallies his fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 1), as his posthumous LP Legends Never Die logs its second frame atop the Billboard 200. The set holds at No. 1 with 162,000 equivalent album units, according to Ni
rap-rock is having a bit of a comeback right now. Distancing itself from the nu-metal scene of the early ‘00s, “glock-rock” (as it’s been dubbed) is seeing hip-hop stars revive the precarious crossover with thrilling results.
Yellowcard have dismissed their lawsuit against the Juice Wrld estate, seemingly not keen on pursuing a legal battle with the late rapper’s grieving mother. Though the dismissal is without prejudice, meaning the band could re-file their case at some point in the future.The former members of Yellowcard – the band having split in 2017 – sued Juice Wrld, real name Jarad Higgins, last October accusing him of lifting elements of their 2006 song ‘Holly Wood Died’ for his 2018 track ‘Lucid Dreams’.
Yellowcard have withdrawn their copyright infringement lawsuit against the estate of late rapper Juice WRLD, it was announced today (July 28).The pop-punk band, who disbanded in 2017, had filed a complaint in October 2019 claiming the rapper, who died in December 2019, plagiarised parts of their 2006 song ‘Holly Wood Died’ in his hit song ‘Lucid Dreams’.Yellowcard highlighted alleged sonic similarities between the two songs and were suing for damages, past and present royalties for the song and
Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die climbs to the chart summit in Australia, as Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)” enters a fourth consecutive week atop the national singles survey.Legends Never Die, which has ruled the albums chart on both sides of the Atlantic, now completes the job in Australia where it rises 3-1 in its second week.It’s the second posthumous hip-hop LP to top the survey in three weeks, following the No.