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They're accused of “stealing the beat” from YasminahIt's been reported that this is the second time the poet has sued the singerDaft Punk and The Weeknd – real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – are reportedly being sued by Somali-American poet Yasminah for ‘ripping off’ her song ‘Hooyo’. In the $5 million lawsuit, Yasminah accuses the French duo and Tesfaye of “stealing the beat” for their track, ‘Starboy’. She also accuses them of using the “same hook, same […]The post The Weeknd and Daft Punk are being sued over claims they ‘ripped off’ a poet on ‘Starboy’ appeared first on NME.
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To celebrate their 50th anniversary as a band, the Who are releasing a two-disc retrospective collection called Who Hits 50! that’s made up of some of their biggest hits. The collection also includes “Be Lucky,” the first new Who song recorded in eight years. The track’s lyrics reference both Daft Punk and...
The shortlist of nominees for the 2014 Mercury Prize has been announced! And, once again, the list confirms what we’ve always known: The Mercury Prize is much, much cooler than the stupid thing we’ve got … the [sigh] Grammys. Sure, Daft Punk won the Best Album Grammy, but they were up against goddamn Sara Bareilles ...
Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Eden, follows the rise of the French electronic music scene in the 1990s. No story about that scene would be complete without an acknowledgement of Daft Punk’s major influence, and the duo will be portrayed in the movie by Arnaud Azoulay (who will play Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) and Vincent Laco...
In 2005, Daft Punk released Human After All, a blaring bonesaw of an album — one that was maligned at the time, but that went on to have a big effect on the blitzkrieging dance music that would follow, and on the duo’s own mindbending live shows. In 2006, they released a remix collection called [...]
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