The Gaye family will have to reach into their own pockets for the attorneys they hired to take their “Blurred Lines” fight to a jury. In March, U.S. District Court judge John A. Kronstadt tentatively ruled that he would not award legal fees to Marvin Gaye’s heirs, and on Tuesday he made it official, according […]
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. will not go quietly into the night. The trio behind the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” have filed an appeal to the judgment against them in their copyright infringement case. A California judge initially ordered them to pay $7.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye after they were found […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Tuesday trimmed more than $2 million from a verdict against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over their hit “Blurred Lines,” but Marvin Gaye’s family will also get a significant share of future earnings from the 2013 hit song. U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled that the copyright […]
Pharrell Williams and his team want a new trial in the “Blurred Lines” case. A hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 29. Back in March, Williams and Robin Thicke were found guilty of copyright infringement. They were ordered to pay $7.3 million to Marvin Gaye‘s family due to the similarities between “Blurred Lines” and Gaye’s […]
“Blurred Lines” became a huge hit for producer Pharrell Williams and artist Robin Thicke. Not only was the song the biggest hit of Thicke’s career, it’s made over $17 million for the two and $750,000 for rapper T.I., who added a verse to the song. But for some music experts and industry insiders, the […]
The “Blurred Lines” verdict ruling in favor of Marvin Gaye‘s family has had another positive result for the late singer and his family. Ever since, his record sales have skyrocketed, according to Billboard. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have to pay the Gaye family $7.4 million for the copyright infringement of “Got to Give It Up.” […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — John Legend says he’s concerned that the “Blurred Lines” verdict could set a scary precedent for artists creating music inspired by others. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, the Grammy winner said understands why people say 2013’s biggest hit song by Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke sounds like “Got […]
To paraphrase one of Marvin Gaye‘s old, old tunes, T.I. has a message for the late singer’s family: Don’t “try it, baby.” TMZ caught up with the rapper/actor at LAX and asked him about the Gaye family threatening to go after him now … after winning the $7.4 million from Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A verdict saying Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye‘s music to create their hit song “Blurred Lines” could ripple across the music industry, potentially changing how artists work and opening the door to new copyright claims. An eight-person jury determined Tuesday that Williams and Thicke copied elements of Gaye’s […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lied about how they crafted the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” and should be financially punished for using music by Marvin Gaye, a lawyer for the late singer’s family told a jury Thursday. An attorney for Williams and Thicke, however, said his clients did nothing wrong […]
The drama surrounding Robin Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” continues as new information reveals that $16,675,690 in profits were made from the Pharrell Williams and T.I.-assisted tune. According to The Hollywood Reporter, court testimony revealed that Thicke received $5,658,214, Williams collected $5,153,457 and T.I. made $704,774. The remaining $6.9 million was split between each artist’s […]
The “Blurred Lines” copyright infringement trial started in a Los Angeles courtroom. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Wiliams and members of Marvin Gaye‘s family started proceedings to determine if Thicke’s biggest hit infringes Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” In 2013, Thicke, Williams and T.I. filed a lawsuit against Gaye’s family to get […]
