Charlie Wilson Sues EMI and Heineken
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Charlie Wilson, lead singer of The Gap Band, has filed suit against Heineken and EMI music group for using vocals of his in a commercial without permission.
Heineken used Snoop Dogg's song Beautiful, which featured Wilson in a recent TV ad for their Premium Light Beer. According to Reuters, the suit states that portions of the track were licensed without permission by Capitol Records (which is owned by EMI). Wilson also claims EMI failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars gained from Beautiful. Wilson's gap band was a funk/soul group that rose to fame during the 70s and 80s, spawning hits like "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)", and Outstanding.
I wonder how fast this one will be settled out of court.
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Heineken used Snoop Dogg's song Beautiful, which featured Wilson in a recent TV ad for their Premium Light Beer. According to Reuters, the suit states that portions of the track were licensed without permission by Capitol Records (which is owned by EMI). Wilson also claims EMI failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars gained from Beautiful. Wilson's gap band was a funk/soul group that rose to fame during the 70s and 80s, spawning hits like "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)", and Outstanding.
I wonder how fast this one will be settled out of court.
"Hip Hop DX":http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5335/title.charlie-wilson-sues-emi-and-heineken
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