Gary
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Post by Gary on Aug 10, 2015 13:28:15 GMT -5
A viral video for Blurred Lines... are you ready to deal with Marvin Gaye's family suing you because you were inspired to create the video by the song? They will do it too. If there is a reason to sue, they will find it Marvin Gaye's Son Claims 'Empire' Idea Was His, According to Report
News /TV / Film By Billboard Staff | August 10, 2015 11:56 AM EDT Marvin Gaye’s son is reportedly gearing up to sue the makers of Fox’s Empire, claiming he had the idea for a similar-sounding series years ago. According to TMZ, Marvin Gaye III claims he registered a treatment for a show about a black family in the music business -- think Dynasty with a hint of Sopranos -- to the Writers Guild of America in 2010. The show, titled Diamonds & Ballads, was said to have been shopped to various television executives, including ones with ties to Empire co-creator Lee Daniels, who said last year that he “wanted to make a black Dynasty.” Empire co-creator Danny Strong has cited William Shakespeare’s King Lear as the inspiration of the show. Gaye’s lawyer tells TMZ he plans to file a lawsuit against Daniels, Fox and others. The legal threat follows the Gaye family’s court win against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over their hit “Blurred Lines.” The unnamed attorney remarked, "We understand that three things can't be hidden for long: the Sun, the Moon and the Truth!" An request for comment sent to an address found on Gaye’s website was not immediately returned. Over the weekend, Empire won TV Program of the Year at the TCA Awards in Beverly Hills. A month ago, the hit show was snubbed by the Emmys
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Enigma.
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 10, 2015 13:33:25 GMT -5
Wonder if they demand their part of the money Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth make with "Marvin Gaye"
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Future Captain
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hi, i'm the visual representation of untreated mental illnesses
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Post by Future Captain on Aug 10, 2015 17:51:33 GMT -5
Those bitches were desperate for coins
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THINKIN BOUT YOU
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Post by THINKIN BOUT YOU on Aug 10, 2015 20:42:33 GMT -5
Sue sue sue sue sue sue.. All they know is that... Do they even know what Marvin Gaye's biggest hit is?
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85la
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Post by 85la on Aug 10, 2015 22:20:57 GMT -5
It won't work anyway. Billboard changed the rules so that in order for a song to re-chart, it has to gain on multiple metrics: streaming, sales, and airplay. Good luck trying to get a spike for it in airplay!! When was this? For songs at least 2 years old, I thought you just need to accumulate enough points to reach the top 50? For newer songs, yes, you need to show gains. I believe it's for all songs: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6406057/hot-100-chart-moves-ed-sheeran-mariah-careyHot 100 Chart Moves: Ed Sheeran Soars With Two Songs, Mariah Carey Returns As previously reported, Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth week, while Meghan Trainor tallies her second top 10, as "Lips Are Movin" surges 13-8. Here are five other acts movin' up the Hot 100 this week: James Newton Howard, "The Hanging Tree," featuring Jennifer Lawrence After debuting on the Hot 100 last week at No. 12, the collab, from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, in which Lawrence stars, dips to No. 15, down 15 percent in overall points. After its splashy first sales week, it falls by 16 percent to 168,000 downloads sold in the week ending Dec. 7, according to Nielsen Music. Still, its streaming is up (to 1.2 million U.S. streams) and its new remix spurs its start at radio: it's bubbling under the Pop Songs airplay chart with 4.1 million in first-week audience. Ed Sheeran Sheeran scales the Hot 100 with two songs: "Thinking Out Loud" (39-24), the new radio single from his album x, and "Make It Rain" (No. 34), from the penultimate episode of FX's Sons of Anarchy. "Loud" adds top Digital Gainer honors, vaulting 34-15 on Digital Songs with a 61 percent increase to 61,000 sold. It also roars by 58 percent in airplay to 19 million and by 26 percent to 4.5 million streams. "Rain" arrives at No. 6 on Digital Songs with 107,000 sold. Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Carey makes her perennial sleigh ride back to the Hot 100 with her modern-classic carol, a re-entry at No. 50. (Older songs are eligible for the chart if ranking in the top 50 and resurging in multiple metrics.) Since the song was not available as a commercial single upon its original 1994 release, it didn't then hit the Hot 100, per chart rules at the time. The now-yuletide staple reached its best rank (No. 21) during the 2012-13 holiday season. On the Holiday 100 chart, "Christmas" jingles 3-2; Fifth Harmony's new cover of it debuts at No. 71 on the seasonal survey. Lillywood & Robin Schulz, "Prayer in C" The track launches at No. 87 on the Hot 100 after hitting No. 1 in nearly 20 countries. Airplay is its leading contributor, with the chill club track gaining by 31 percent to 18 million in audience. Sheppard, "Geronimo" Like "Prayer in C" (No. 87), Sheppard's debut hit jumps onto the Hot 100 (No. 90) after scoring significant global success. The Australian pop band is named for members, and siblings, Amy, Emma and George Sheppard.
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