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OBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images The Gap Band has dropped their lawsuit against BMG. Back in January, the family of band members Ronnie J. Wilson and Robert Lynn Wilson sued the label, claiming they were owed back royalties from the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk.” The band is credited as co-writers on the song because it samples their 1979 single “Oops Upside […]
Paul Bergen/Redferns Tina Turner was known for putting on dazzling performances — and most of the time she’d do so while showing off her famous set of legs, which were once rumored to be insured for millions of dollars. But it turns out, Tina had a very practical reason for always baring those famous pins. “Sometimes I think I’m […]
ABC/Eric McCandless Lionel Richie is booked to perform at the Coronation Concert being held May 7 in the U.K. in honor of King Charles officially being crowned, as previously reported. But Lionel says he got more than just an invitation to perform: He also got a personal request from the king for a specific song. Speaking to E! News, […]
Courtesy Live Nation Alicia Keys is personally giving fans the Keys to the Summer when she heads out on tour this June. The trek follows her sold-out The Alicia + Keys World Tour, but will feature a new set list, and a reimagined and redesigned concert experience. “The Keys to the Summer Tour is going to be completely […]
ABC/Eric McCandless Several performers for next month’s coronation of the U.K.’s King Charles were announced last week, including Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. Now Lionel says he thinks this is going to be a bigger deal than anything that Michael Jackson, Prince or Madonna ever did. “I mean, you don’t get in the business and say, ‘You know what? I’ll be at the King’s coronation,’” […]
Eddy Chen/HBO It hasn’t even premiered yet, but The Weeknd‘s much anticipated HBO series The Idol has been the target of some negative press courtesy of Rolling Stone. The artist says he doesn’t really care what people say about him, but he’s upset on behalf of the hundreds of people who are working on the show with him. “I’ve […]
Courtesy Julien’s Auctions In 2021, an auction of some of Janet Jackson‘s vast collection of memorabilia and personal items raised more than $4 million via Julien’s Auctions. Now, as Janet prepares for her Together Again Tour kickoff on April 14, another chunk of her collection is going on the auction block. An exhibition of some of […]
ABC Rihanna leads, and everyone else just follows — literally. According to SocialBlade, Rihanna is now the most-followed woman on Twitter, with Katy Perry just about 20,000 followers behind. At press time, Rihanna had 108,278,326 followers, while Katy has 108,258,344. As far as the most-followed musician on Twitter, that’s Justin Bieber: With 113,153,027 followers at […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS After making headlines by claiming that the amount of royalties Sting gets from Diddy‘s song “I’ll Be Missing You” is $5,000 a day, Diddy now claims it was a big joke. Earlier this week, Diddy replied to a clip of Sting confirming that he makes $2,000 per day in royalties […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS Diddy‘s 1997 number-one hit “I’ll Be Missing You” is based on the 1983 number-one hit “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, written by the band’s frontman, Sting. On Wednesday, Diddy revealed just how much money Sting makes from the use of that sample. After Diddy sampled “Every Breath You Take” without […]
