• Adele Working with Pharrell Williams on '25'; Guest Appearance Possible?

    It's been a while since we've gotten any new music from Adele, but the newest update seems to suggest that she's going for a uranium record (or whatever comes after platinum status): She'll be working with Pharrell Williams on the forthcoming '25.' The Neptunes producer and pop star in his own right let the details drop while being interviewed by Ryan Seacrest at the Cannes Film Festival last week.

  • Electric Wizard's Acclaimed 'Time To Die' Pulled Due to Lawsuit

    Metal fans who haven't quite caught up with the most well-regarded albums in the genre from 2014 might want to do so quickly, as soon Electric Wizard's acclaimed album Time To Die will soon be gone from shelves due to a legal dispute within the band. Spinefarm, the label carrying the album-which appeared on many "best of" lists at the end of last year-has agreed to pull albums from shelves, including from digital outlets such as iTunes, until the matter has been settled.

  • Jamie xx Reportedly Doesn't Clear Persuasions Sample...Except He Totally Did

    In an age where similarities between songs can be the cause of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, you better make damn sure you get your samples cleared. The most recent case of alleged, or at least suggested, foul play was Jamie xx's "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)," which features a prominent sample of The Persuasions' 1972 hit "Good Times." Last week band member/manager Jimmy Hayes stated that the sample hadn't been cleared...but he was wrong.

  • Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams Push for 'Blurred Lines' Retrial, Allege Jury Instruction Errors

    Attorneys for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams are pushing for a retrial in the case of "Blurred Lines" and its similarities to Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." The original trial wrapped up during March, resulting in more than $7.4 million in payouts for the plaintiffs. Now the duo is suggesting to U.S. District Judge John Krandstadt that they should be given another shot in a courtroom due to errors in jury instruction and "improper testimony" from a musicologist.

  • Mariah and Nick, French and Khloe, Calvin and Rita: 2014's Biggest Musician Breakups

    It's official: Ariana Grande and Big Sean have split as a result of their mutually busy schedules, touring and supporting new albums My Everything and Dark Sky Paradise. The pair had only been dating for eight months but they were one of America's favorite celebrity couples during that span. We're just glad that, for the time being, things seem to be friendly and we hope there won't be another "I Don't F*ck With You" in the future (Sean wrote that about ex Naya Rivera). Music Times is going back to 2014 and ranking the year's biggest musician splits—from Mariah Carey to Katy Perry and Khloe Kardashian—in terms of how heavily it impacted tabloid and media coverage.

  • T.I. Talks 'Blurred Lines' Verdict: Rapper Denies Stealing from Artists in His Career

    There will continue to be fallout from the "Blurred Lines" lawsuit in the coming months, but T.I. doesn't seem too worried about it. The rapper, who contributed a verse to the tune, may be held accountable for infringing on Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" along with Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams if attorney Richard Busch gets his way. The lawyer believes T.I. should be held accountable like his "Blurred Lines" buddies.

  • Marvin Gaye Record Sales, "Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)" Downloads Up Post-Robin Thicke Lawsuit Verdict

    Music Times pointed out late last week, as part of our Back of The Billboards segment, that Marvin Gaye's greatest hits compilation Number 1s had probably received a healthy boost in sales thanks to the soul singer's prominence in music headlines in the previous week. His estate's victory over Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams regarding the similarities between his "Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)" and the pair's "Blurred Lines" seems to have generated new interest in the performer. Billboard provided stats this weekend to demonstrate this was true.

  • Marvin Gaye Wins on Billboards as Well after 'Blurred Lines' Suit, as 2007 Greatest Hits Album Charts for First Time

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at Number 1's, a collection of hits from Marvin Gaye that cracked the Billboard 200 for this first time last week, and whether a certain lawsuit involving a certain Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams single had something to do with it.
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