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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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Daft Punk: Stephen Colbert claims MTV banned Daft Punk from appearing on 'The Colbert Report'
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Comedian says that MTV have booked 'Random Access Memories' duo to perform at 2013 VMAs
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Daft Punk: to make rare TV appearance on US late-night show 'The Colbert Report'
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French duo are confirmed to appear next Tuesday (August 6), but it's not known if they'll play live, give an interview or do both
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Daft Punk: To Do Colbert Next Week
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It’s tough to imagine how this will work, exactly, since Daft Punk have never done the late-night show gauntlet. But Pitchfork reports that the duo will be guests on The Colbert Report this coming Tuesday. At this point, that’s all we know. Maybe they’ll unmask and do a full interview. Maybe they’ll sit si...
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The Roots: Watch J Mascis Sit In With The On Fallon
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A pair of prolific lifechampions joined forces last night, when J and Questo and the rest of the Roots jammed on a series of bumpers, walk-on songs, and covers (Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs”) on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. There was a Dinosaur Jr jam thrown in, a...
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Daft Punk: Go Vogue With Karlie Kloss
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Early last month, Daft Punk caused a commotion on West 42nd Street in New York City when they were spotted near Grand Central Station being photographed with model Karlie Kloss
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