Diddy Still Pays Sting $5,000 a Day for "I'll Be Missing You."
In 1997, Diddy sampled "Every Breath You Take" by the Police in his hit track "I'll Be Missing You". But he never got permission.
He eventually settled up, though, and Sting has no reason to hold a grudge. Because Diddy still pays him $5,000 . . . PER DAY. (!!!)
Diddy posted video from a 2018 interview where Sting claimed he was getting $2,000 a day for the sample.
He captioned it, quote, "Nope. 5K a day. Love to my brother."
In the interview, Sting said, quote, "We're very good friends now."
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Lars Ulrich Says "Hopefully We've Got Another Decade" To Tour
Fans of Metallica know the legendary metal band has been around for a long time, and in case you’re worried, they don’t plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Lars Ulrich recently confirmed that, though all band members are either at or pushing 60, they still plan to keep rocking.
"I would say if we stay healthy, hopefully, we've got another decade,” admitted the drummer. “I mean, the second I'm done with (this interview), I'm getting on the Peloton." Joking aside, Ulrich noted that 73-year-old Bruce Springsteen “just played 28 f***ing songs” at a recent concert and sometimes plays gigs that last three hours.
Ulrich confesses he knows a day will come when the band won’t be able to “function… on some level,” but he says his life currently consists of focusing on his health. He discussed his regimen consists of daily cardio, workouts, and “eating healthy, living healthy, whatever it is each of us needs to bring to the table."
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Ace Frehley Has Decided Not to Destroy Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons After All
Remember when Ace Frehley vowed to release information that would RUIN Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons . . . unless Paul apologized for insulting his musical abilities?
Well, the threat has been rescinded. Ace says he has decided not to sink to THEIR level.
Besides, he says, quote, "I came to the realization that I don't even have to bring up anything that I have hidden away in my attorney's safe deposit box. I can just talk about things that they've said about me in black and white.
"They can't come after me after that because they said it. It's in black and white."
Also, Ace says Paul called him right after he issued his threat. He said, quote, "[Eff] you Ace, I'm not going to apologize" . . . and then hung up.
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Jelly Roll Is Enjoying a Bump in Sales and Streaming Thanks to the CMTs
Awards shows are fun to watch, but the reason they exist is to make money . . . for the network, record companies, and artists. For example, Jelly Roll's big night at the CMTs caused a huge bump in sales and streaming.
His song "Son of a Sinner", which peaked at #31 last October, notched 950,000 official on-demand U.S. streams on Monday, the day after the show. It also received a 740% sales gain over the previous two days.
His performance of "Need a Favor" was huge. It caused a 49% rise in streams on Monday, with an 848% sales bump on Sunday and Monday. All this will help the sales of his new album "Whitsitt Chapel," which drops June 2nd.
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Krist Novoselic Admits To Being Scared Of Playing With Paul McCartney
You might think a Nirvana icon wouldn’t be intimidated by much when it comes to rock music. But you'd be wrong. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic admits that being asked to play alongside fellow bassist- and music legend- Paul McCartney compared the invitation to being asked to box with Muhammad Ali.
Admitting he did jump at the chance when invited by Dave Grohl, Novoselic recalls, “I kept thinking, ‘Please don’t make me play bass guitar; please don’t make me play bass.’ ‘Yep, I’m going boxing.’ ‘Who’s your sparring partner?’ ‘Muhammad Ali.’ ‘Good luck with that!’ ... So, of course, he asked me to play bass.”
The collaboration in question is 2012’s “Cut Me Some Slack.” Despite some initial tuning issues, Novoselic said the trio (and Smear) worked well on the song that eventually won them all a GRAMMY. “(The song) “wasn’t working for us. ... Then I realized we were playing in D, so I did the old grunge trick and I drop-tuned my bass to D… and everything started clicking perfectly.”
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