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Sir Mick Jagger Exercises To Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim
Sir Mick Jagger works out to the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and Fatboy Slim.The Rolling Stones frontman also exercises to his own group's 'Mess It Up' and 'Living in a Ghost Town', as well as...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 February 2024
Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On 50th Anniversary Reissue Will Bring 18 Unreleased Tracks
Marvin Gaye's landmark 1973 album, 'Let's Get It On', is getting a 50th anniversary digital reissue - boasting 18 never-before-released songs.Arriving August 25, via Motown, the collection is comprised of 33 bonus tracks.Among the unreleased...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2023
Aretha Franklin Named Best Singer Of All Time
Aretha Franklin has been named the Best Singer of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.The late soul icon - who died in 2018 at the age of 76 - was best known for hits such...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2023
Marvin Gaye's Ex Wife Janis Hunter Gaye Dies Aged 66
Marvin Gaye's ex wife Janis Hunter Gaye has died aged 66.The late Motown legend's second wife passed away on Saturday (03.12.22) at her house in Rhodes Island, with her family confirming the news but not...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 December 2022
H.e.r. Wows With Marvin Gaye Tribute At E! People Choice Awards
H.E.R. performed a tribute to Marvin Gaye to mark the 50th anniversary of his seminal 'What’s Going On' album at the 2021 E! People's Choice Awards.Before taking to the stage at The Barker Hangar in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2021
Warner Bros Acquires Marvin Gaye Biopic What's Going On
Warner Bros. has acquired Marvin Gaye biopic 'What's Going On'. Allen Hughes will direct the film - which is expected to have a budget of more than $80 million - about the legendary soul singer,...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 June 2021
Jane Fonda: I Wish I'd Had Sex With Marvin Gaye
Jane Fonda ''regrets'' not having sex with Marvin Gaye.The 82-year-old actress has confessed she was once approached by the late 'Sexual Healing' hitmaker - who passed away in 1984 - with an offer to spend...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 September 2020
Ultimate Bedroom Anthems For Valentine's Day [Playlist]
Happy Valentine's Day! Lots of couples will celebrating this cheesy AF but lovely day, and will most likely celebrate well into the night too. To help you get your evening off to a good start,...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 14 February 2019
Noel Gallagher's Phone Free Gig
Noel Gallagher has banned mobile phones from his forthcoming show in London. The former Oasis rocker has announced a gig at York Hall in Bethnal Green on November 1, and any fans hoping to...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2017
Marvin Gaye Co-writer Sues Ed Sheeran For Allegedly Copying 'Let's Get It On'
Ed Sheeran is now on the receiving end of a second copyright infringement lawsuit. A new case, brought by the songwriter Ed Townsend, contends that Sheeran “copied the ‘heart’” of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Let’s...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2016
Ed Sheeran Is Allegedly Being Sued For Copying Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On
Ed Sheeran has been sued for allegedly copying parts of Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'. The family of the late Ed Townsend - who co-wrote the 1973 hit track with Gaye - have reportedly...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2016
Stars Honour Marvin Gaye At Kennedy Center Gala
The Sister Act actress hosted the concert, titled How Sweet It Is: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye, at the Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday and told the crowd about the late Motown...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2016
Madonna, Marvin Gaye And George Harrison Nominated For Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction
Blondie, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Sly Stone, the Isley Brothers, and Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards will also compete for a spot in the Class of 2016 as performers, while Motown legend Berry...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
Marvin Gaye's Wife Threatened With Knife By Star
Marvin Gaye's wife though he was going to kill her while high on drugs.Jan Gaye - who married the soul singer in 1977 and filed for legal separation two years later, though they remained in...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 August 2015
'Blurred Lines' Model Emily Ratajkowski Hates The Song And Hides When She Hears It
It might the pop-culture earthquake that made her famous around the world, but Emily Ratajkowski has revealed that she can’t bear to listen to, or watch the music video for, ‘Blurred Lines’.The 24 year old...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 August 2015
Emily Ratajkowski Is Embarrassed By Blurred Lines
Emily Ratajkowski hides when she hears Robin Thicke's track 'Blurred Lines' in bars.The 24-year-old bikini model and actress was made famous when she starred in the music video in which she appears naked and Pharrell...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 August 2015
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Accused Of Plagiarism
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have been accused of plagiarism.The pair have come under fire from Serbian singer Viktorija - whose real name is Snezana Miskovic - who claims their chart-topping collaboration 'Uptown Funk' is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Marvin Gaye's Son Not Suing Empire Creators
Marvin Gaye III's lawyer initially broke news of the suit on Sunday (09Aug15) after telling TMZ.com that he is working on filing a lawsuit against the hip-hop drama's co-creator Lee Daniels, and executives...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2015
Marvin Gaye's Son To Sue Empire Creator - Report
Marvin Gaye III claims he registered the premise for a show called Diamonds & Ballads with the Writers Guild of America in 2010. The show was based on the lives of his family...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2015
Pharrell Williams Sued Over Talk Show
Producers at Uncommon Content have filed legal papers in New York accusing the Happy hitmaker of failing to fufil an obligation to star in an online project called Artst Tlk (sic) because of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2015
Judge Reduces Robin Thicke And Pharrell Williams's 'Blurred Lines' Case Payment By $2 Million
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have received a little bit of good news regarding their ‘Blurred Lines’ copyright case, after a judge trimmed more than $2 million from the damages the duo were ordered to...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 July 2015
Robin Thicke: 'I Was Lost During Copyright Trial'
The hitmaker and his collaborator Pharrell Williams were ordered to hand over $7 million (GBP4.6 million) to the family of the late Marvin Gaye after a jury ruled the two stars had stolen elements from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2015
Marvin Gaye's Kids Move To Halt Sales Of Blurred Lines
The musicians were ordered to pay $7.3 million (£4.9 million) to Gaye's children following a trial in March (15), which concluded with a Los Angeles jury deciding they had copied portions of the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 June 2015
Brandon Flowers Slams Musicians For 'Stealing'
Brandon Flowers is ''sick'' of artists ''stealing'' other people's music.The Killers frontman backs the recent court ruling that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke should pay royalties from 'Blurred Lines' to Marvin Gaye's estate because he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2015
Ryan O'neal Accused Of Harassing Marvin Gaye's Wife
Marvin Gaye's wife claims she was sexually harassed by Ryan O'Neal while the singer watched.Jan Gaye - who married the soul singer in 1977 and filed for legal separation two years later, though they remained...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 April 2015
T.i. 'Shocked' By Blurred Lines Ruling
T.I. says the recent court ruling against the hit song 'Blurred Lines' was ''shocking''.The 34-year-old rapper, who co-starred on the song alongside Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, has disputed the decision to order Thicke and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2015
Nile Rodgers Praises 'Fantastic' Pharrell Williams
Nile Rodgers thinks Pharrell Williams is ''fantastic''.The 62-year-old Chic guitarist has worked with the producer on several tracks including Daft Punk's 2013 hit single 'Get Lucky' and has praised the musician for his songwriting flare.Speaking...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 March 2015
T.i. Distances Himself From Blurred Lines Verdict Controversy
Collaborators Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were recently ordered to pay $7.3 million (£4.9 million) to Gaye's three children after jury members decided they had copied elements of the soul legend's track Got...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 March 2015
Pharrell Williams Slams Blurred Lines Trial Verdict
Pharrell Williams believes the result of the 'Blurred Lines' trial ''handicaps'' creative people.The song's co-creator, along with singer Robin Thicke, were ordered to pay $7.3 million (£4.9 million) to Marvin Gaye's estate for similarities based...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 March 2015
Gaye Family Looking Deeper Into Pharrell's Work To Uncover Possible Plagiarism
So Pharrell has had enough trouble with the Gaye family to last him a lifetime. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be done with him quite yet. The Gaye estate originally lauched and settled out of...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 13 March 2015
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