Nickelback Faces Lawsuit Over Song “Rockstar”
Nickelback is being dragged to court over their 2005 hit “Rockstar.” A man named Kirk Johnston has sued the band – along with Roadrunner Records, Warner Chappell Music Inc, and Live Nation – for copyright infringement over the song.
Kirk has accused the band of ripping off his own song “Rock Star,” which he wrote in 2001 when he was in the band Snowblind Revival. He says they made 15 copies of the master and sent it to record labels, including Roadrunner and Warner Chappell… and claims the labels gave it to Nickelback, who copied the song.
Kirk thinks Nickelback’s song “Rockstar” copies his song’s “tempo, song form, melodic structure, harmonic structures, and lyrical themes.” Nickelback doesn’t agree, but a judge has given the case the green light. We’ll have to see if Kirk can prove the two songs are “substantially” or “strikingly” similar, after all.
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Have a listen yourself… Snowblind Revival Rock Star
Bob Dylan Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Minor . . . 56 Years Ago
Bob Dylan is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually abused her when she was 12 years old . . . 56 years ago.
The woman, who is identified only as "J.C.", says Dylan befriended and groomed her in April and May of 1965 . . . before giving her drugs and alcohol and molesting her multiple times.
She says he also threatened her with physical violence, and his behavior left her, quote, "emotionally scarred and psychologically damaged to this day."
J.C. is accusing Dylan of, quote, "assault, battery, false imprisonment, and infliction of emotional distress", and she wants unspecified damages.
Bob's lawyer says her claim is, quote, "untrue and will be vigorously defended."
Bob is 81 now, and J.C. is 68.
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KORN had to cancel some tour dates after Jonathan Davis tested positive for COVID.
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'Sometimes I have to make s**t up': Noel Gallagher reveals he sometimes FORGETS the lyrics to his iconic songs during gigs due to 'brain freeze'
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You wanted the best, you got the best! The hottest band in the world . . . Kiss . . . is now going to do a 12-show Vegas residency.
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There's a TikTok'er named Jonathan Young who does heavy metal versions of Disney songs.
Check out his take on "Let It Go".
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"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd has now spent a record 88 weeks on the Hot 100 . . . the most of any song, ever.
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Brian May Says Queen Is 'Looking At Ideas' For "Bohemian Rhapsody" Follow Up
It looks like there could be a sequel to Queen's award-winning biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody." Speaking on Instagram Live, lead guitarist Brian May said the band has been "looking at ideas." He explained it's going to be hard to follow "Bohemian Rhapsody" after its immense success. He noted no one thought it was going to be as massive as it was, as it was bigger than "Gone With The Wind." May said it could happen, but it would have to be a great script. The biopic brought in over a billion dollars in 2018 and won four Academy Awards and two Golden Globes. The movie followed the late frontman Freddie Mercury in the beginning days of the band through their iconic performance at the 1985 Live Aid event.
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