Marvin Gaye News

Justin Timberlake, Will.i.am Sued by PK Music Performance for Copyright Infringement

Justin Timberlake and Will.i.am were recently served with a lawsuit. PK Music Performance has sued the pair for their 2006 collaboration “Damn Girl.” The song appears on Justin Timberlake’s 2006 album, “FutureSex/LoveSounds.” The lawsuit alleges Justin Timberlake and Will.i.am copied…

Meghan Trainor Performs New Single, Featured on “The Peanuts Movie” Soundtrack, On “Tonight Show”

Meghan Trainor debuted her new single, “Better When I’m Dancin’” last week on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, and the appearance is now making its rounds on the internet. Her song is featured on the soundtrack to the new…

Wiz Khalifa Makes Rap History With Paul Walker Tribute Song “See You Again”

Wiz Khalifa has made rap history with his chart-topping Paul Walker tribute hit “See You Again.” His history-making achievement represents the first time a rapper has had a music video with one billion YouTube views. “See You Again,” featuring vocalist…

Paula Patton, Robin Thicke: Divorce is Final

Paula Patton and Robin Thicke are no longer married. Their divorce was granted on St. Patrick’s Day, according to a report from People magazine. The divorce papers state, however, that their marriage will be deemed officially over on April 14th.…

Robin Thicke, Pharrell Have To Pay Marvin Gaye’s Kids Millions

Robin Thicke tried to get a jury to tell the world that he and his songwriting partners did not rip off Marvin Gaye when they recorded “Blurred Lines.” The jury told Robin Thicke to pay up. Recently a jury awarded…

Marvin Gaye Family: Will They Be Taking A Closer Look At “Happy” Now That They Won “Blurred Lines” Suit?

Marvin Gaye’s family won a historic lawsuit on Tuesday against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke. The family of Marvin Gaye claimed that the song “Blurred Lines” stole too many elements from, and sounded too much like, Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit…

Robin Thicke Loses First Round of ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams are locked in a lawsuit, not against each other, but against the heirs of one of their music idols, Marvin Gaye. The Soul singer’s kids claim that Thick and Williams stole their hit single “Blurred…

Robin Thicke Reveals That He Did Not Write ‘Blurred Lines,’ High On Vicodin And Alcohol During Recording

“Blurred Lines” singer Robin Thicke is currently facing a legal battle over his song, and court documents are providing big revelations about his role in its creation. The Hollywood Reporter recently obtained the April depositions of Thicke and his collaborator…

Paula Patton Left Robin Thicke Following Drug and Alcohol Issues, Plagiarism

Paula Patton left Robin Thicke right around February of last year. Now Thicke has admitted that she left him because he was in the throes of drug addiction and alcoholism. The singer admitted recently to the Hollywood Reporter that he…

Marvin Gaye: Mourning Singer Thirty Years Later

This week is unique in that it marks both the anniversary of legendary R&B singer Marvin Gaye‘s birth as well as his untimely death. He was killed on April 1st, 1984. Since it happened on April Fool’s Day, it’s entirely…

Marvin Gaye’s Passport Discovered in Album Record, Worth At Least $20,000

On one of the latest segments of PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow,” a Motown memorabilia collector shares the story behind discovering Marvin Gaye’s 1964 passport in one of the records he purchased from an estate sale. The man, who has worked for…

Marvin Gaye’s Passport Found At Garage Sale

A Motown memorabilia collector was browsing through a box of albums at an estate sale, and decided to purchase several of them with prices ranging from twenty-five to fifty cents. When he got home and started looking through the albums,…

Pharrell Accused of Stealing Riff

Pharrell’s had a big week. Not only did he clean up at the Grammy’s this past Sunday winning for Producer of the Year-Non Classical, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Record of the Year and Album of the Year (wow, that’s a…

Marvin Gaye Heirs Face Counterclaim in “Blurred Lines” Legal Battle

Robin Thicke’s summer hit, “Blurred Lines” has come under fire this week, and the heirs of Marvin Gaye definitely aren’t happy. According to the court documents filed on Wednesday, Gaye’s children allege that “Blurred Lines” is an ‘illegal rip-off’ of…

Marvin Gaye’s Children Sue Robin Thicke

Marvin Gaye’s children filed court documents Wednesday claiming that the “Blurred Lines” singer, Robin Thicke, copied their father’s hit song, “Got to Give It Up”. They are also accusing Thicke of copying another one of Gaye’s popular songs “After the…

Marvin Gaye VS. Robin Thicke Heats Up

There is some new fuel on the fire that is the battle between Marvin Gaye’s family and Robin Thicke, Pharell Williams, and T.I. The fight over the likeness of several of Thicke’s songs to Marvin Gaye’s began with summer smash…