As part of an appeal for the never-ending “Blurred Lines” lawsuit, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’s lawyers are arguing that a “groove” or “feeling” of a song is free from copyright.
In March 2015, a court ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had to cough up $7.4 million due to similarities between their mega-hit “Blurred Lines” and Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” Well, more than a year later, they’re still appealing.
Professional beggar/singer Robin Thicke has barely spoken to the press since his breakup with Paula Patton and his subsequent Paula album tribute and his subsequent apology tour. In retrospect, he realizes some of his actions during that time maayyyyy have been kind of pathetic.
Pharrell has previewed his new track, “Freedom,” and while it seems the message will be timely, the production sounds more than a little familiar—namely, it’s very close to “Hot Music,” the classic 1990 house track by Soho, aka New York dancefloor legend Pal Joey.
On Thursday, Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke ended their legal battle against Marvin Gaye's estate over claims that "Blurred Lines" ripped off the soul singer's 1977 cut "Got to Give It Up." It wasn't the verdict they hoped for—and it's costing them $7.4 million.
Any way you slice it, Robin Thicke's recent attempt to follow up the most successful album of his career, apologize to his estranged wife and win back the public's affections was an utter failure.
Wildly successful and talented producer Pharrell Williams is partially responsible for "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," two of the most played songs of 2013. While the biggest controversy surrounding "Get Lucky" was whether or not you wanted to stab your ears out after hearing it for the…
Enrique Iglesias, who appears to have not aged at all since Desperado, has released a new single about being a sex addict. Or about performing cunnilingus with a fair degree of competence. Or about butts. Or about the phenomenon of sitting down and having butts shaken against one's nose. Or about having pool parties…
Award shows present the average Joe/Jane Twitter with the opportunity, from the comfort of their own midpriced sweatpants, to talk shit about celebrities who make commercially successful art-products that are not to the tastes of said Joe/Jane Twitter, and last night's Grammy awards telecast was no exception. But…
Elle Evans, the blonde model from Robin Thicke's now notorious "Blurred Lines" video, has weighed in on Miley Cyrus's VMAs performance, because sure, why not. Her take: SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW MILEY ANYMORE, MAN.
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" lyrics seem less ambiguous — and 100x more disturbing — when juxtaposed with verified rapist rhetoric.
If Robin the director of the “Blurred Lines” video that the internet has gender-swapped to the power of infinity (just twice, really), could talk to the Edinburgh University Students’ Association, he’d probably say that “Blurred Lines” was, like, a feminist movement in itself, or whatever. LOL, IT’S CALLED…
Much like its Mod Carousel gender-swapped predecessor, a “Blurred Lines” parody called “Defined Lines” (because of gender roles, yo) made by several Auckland law students was briefly been deemed too ladybonerific for YouTube’s Council of Female Libido Deniers (it’s a very secret council).
For the most part, the kids like the song, but think the video is kinda boring, uncomfortable, and a little violating.
Last night, Robin Thicke joined Jimmy Fallon as the late night host did another one of his "music room" bits, in which he and The Roots cover a song using instruments you might find in an elementary school classroom. As you'll hear, "Blurred Lines" sounds fantastic with keyboard beats, xyophone, spoons and a kazoo.…
If you've been holding off on enjoying Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" because of the possible interpretation of its subtext or the way the song's music video treats its models with about the same respect that a horseman has for his prize pony (to be fair, the models' manes are extra shiny and, boy, can they canter!),…
Mod Carousel's fantastic gender-swapped "Blurred Lines" parody (which we posted the other day) has been saddled with an 18+ age restriction on YouTube since going viral. Interestingly—or maybe not, I'm not quite sure—Robin Thicke's original video is still up on YouTube with no age restriction.
Not enough saxophone-playing, however.
Seattle boylesque troupe Mod Carousel created their own version of Robin Thicke's controversial (and catchy) single "Blurred Lines"—they changed the lyrics, rerecorded the vocals, and restaged the video with all of the genders swapped. The result is pretty amazing. And I love their explanation of the philosophy behind…
