
Influence, Integrity and Marvin Gaye
In August 2013, lawyers representing recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams filed a preemptive lawsuit in defense of their chart-topping single, “Blurred Lines.” Fearing litigation from the family of Marvin Gaye due to the song’s striking similarities to his 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up,” Thicke and Williams teamed up. Their inclination could not have been more accurate, as a court has recently ordered approximately $7.4 million to be paid by the hit-making team to the Gaye family, […]
Categories: Jeremy Syrop, ZiLL • Tags: marvin gaye, music, music industry, pharrell williams, robin thicke