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They're accused of “stealing the beat” from YasminahIt's been reported that this is the second time the poet has sued the singerDaft Punk and The Weeknd – real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – are reportedly being sued by Somali-American poet Yasminah for ‘ripping off’ her song ‘Hooyo’. In the $5 million lawsuit, Yasminah accuses the French duo and Tesfaye of “stealing the beat” for their track, ‘Starboy’. She also accuses them of using the “same hook, same […]The post The Weeknd and Daft Punk are being sued over claims they ‘ripped off’ a poet on ‘Starboy’ appeared first on NME.
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Natalie Imbruglia is the Australian singer best known for the 1997 hit single “Torn,” a cover of a 1995 song by the L.A. band Ednaswap. Her last album, Come To Life, was released back in 2009, and today Imbruglia is announcing the follow-up. Male is a compilation of cover songs originally written and performed by […...
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The members of Daft Punk are so protective of their robotic stage personas that it was big news, a couple of years ago, when a surreptitious shot of the out-of-costume duo appeared on Facebook. But apparently, Daft Punk are willing to relax that protectiveness if you’re willing to sit there and make a damn sculpture […]
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