Weeks after a federal judge said Isaac Hayes’ estate could pursue its copyright infringement lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the same judge issued a new written ruling dismissing some claims from the complaint while upholding the allegation Trump “personally selected” the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” for use at rallies. …
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They’re never going to be friends — ever. The White Stripes rocker Jack White followed through with his recent promise to sue Donald Trump, filing a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday along with bandmate Meg White over Trump’s unauthorized use of the duo’s classic rock anthem “Seven Nation Army” in a …
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The Isaac Hayes estate secured a preliminary injunction to force Donald Trump’s campaign to stop using “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his events. Federal Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. handed down the ruling at a hearing Tuesday, saying, “I do order Trump and his campaign to not use the song without …
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A federal judge has granted the Isaac Hayes estate an emergency hearing in their $3 million demand against Donald Trump, who has continually used “Hold On, I’m Coming,” co-written by Hayes, on the campaign trail. Earlier this month, the Hayes estate filed a cease-and-desist and asked for $3 million related …
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Donald Trump is guilty of many crimes (starting with at least 34 felonies, to be exact), and one of them is questionable taste in music. We say “questionable,” not “bad,” because while the song choices at his campaign rallies are often fine in themselves, the former president has the nasty …
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Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., Jamila Wignot’s four-part HBO documentary about the legendary Memphis record label that produced Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and others, offers incredible first-person stories. At one point, Booker T. Jones sits at a piano and shows exactly how he stumbled on the chords that became the 1962 chart-topper …
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Tributes have begun to pour in for Richard Roundtree following the revered actor’s death at 81. Roundtree, who starred as the memorable detective in 1971’sShaft,died at his Los Angeles home of pancreatic cancer. Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn confirmed his death. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for …
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