The Newsdump, March 16 2010: from Eddy Grant's tunes to Susan Boyle's London move plans in ruins
Hold onto your hats:
» Eddy Grant is annoyed that Gorillaz' 'Stylo' sounds a bit like his old song 'Time Warp'. (NME) (http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/50227) Surely we can't be alone in thinking that while 'Stylo' is a great tune the world would be a far better place if the new Gorillaz single sounded more like this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9de6jeOevi8)
» The Mirror have a story about Joe McElderry (seemingly replaced by a Terminator) being surprised to find two fans in the boot o...
Rolling Stone — Did Gorillaz rock down to Electric Avenue and rip off a song by Eddy Grant for their Plastic Beach single “Stylo”? That’s what Grant himself is alleging, saying in ... more info
Pop Justice — Hold onto your hats:
» Eddy Grant is annoyed that Gorillaz' 'Stylo' sounds a bit like his old song 'Time Warp'. (NME) (http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/50227) Surely we... more info
MTV.co.uk News — Reggae singer Eddy Grant has accused Gorillaz of ripping off one of his songs.The singer claims the cartoon band’s new track Stylo infringes on the copyright of his tra... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news -
Reggae star Eddy Grant is consulting lawyers over allegations band Gorillaz used parts of his 1983 song Time Warp in the group's new track Sty... more info
DrownedInSound — Electric Avenue hitster Eddy Grant has claimed that Damon Albarn-led supercartoonygroup Gorillaz have, in no uncertain terms, ripped off one of his songs and tried to pas... more info
ContactMusic — Reggae star EDDY GRANT has accused British band GORILLAZ of copying parts of his 1983 song TIME WARP in their new track STYLO.The veteran hitmaker alleges the group -... more info
AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Popular 80’s singer Eddy Grant has accused the Gorillaz of swiping his music and using it in their new single, “Stylo.â€
Grant claims ... more info
Chorus.fm — *Eddie Grant* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Grant) claims (http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/50227) that the *Gorillaz* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/Gorillaz) copied ... more info
Undercover, Australia — Eddy Grant, best known for his 1982 hit ‘Electric Avenue’ has claimed The Gorillaz have ripped off his song ‘Time Warp’ with their track ‘... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Reggae star Eddy Grant has accused British band Gorillaz of copying parts of his 1983 song Time Warp in their new track Stylo. more info
Perez Hilton — According to Eddy Grant they did!
The UK singer is consulting lawyers this week to consider suing the Gorillaz for substantial damages over allegedly plagiarizing a song.... more info