Justin Bieber in trouble over court appearance
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Justin Bieber failed to appear in court on 8th February as the first hearing into the copyright case of his hit song ‘Sorry’ was to get underway. His lawyers informed the plaintiff’s side that Bieber was ill. ‘Sorry’ came out in 2015 and became a popular hit in many countries. It topped the chart in Canada. However by December 2015 the indie artist Winter Hinderland wrote to Justin Bieber under her own name Casey Dienal claiming that her hit of 2014 ‘Ring The Bell’ was sampled on ‘Sorry’. She wanted it removed or compensated. Bieber and his co-song writers apparently ignored the claim. However by May 2016, Dienal decided on legal measures. She has cited Bieber and the co writers of ‘Sorry’ namely Justin Tranter, Sonny Moore (Skrillex) and Michael Tucker (Blood) in her claim.Harry Styles is close to releasing his debut solo effort. Indications are his work could be released either by April or May. Styles had to take some time off from his singing career as he was acting in the World War II film Dunkirk. He is third member of One Direction to adopt a solo singing career after Liam Payne and Niall Horan.
A teenage fan of Bruce Springsteen had his second opportunity in four years to sing on stage with his idol in Australia. Nathan Testa attended Springsteen’s concert in Brisbane on 16th February holding up a banner which read “Missed school… Can I play ‘Growing Up’ with you” from the audience. Springsteen called up Testa on stage with the youngster’s guitar and then sang ‘Growing Up. Nathan Testa got his first opportunity to sing with The Boss in Brisbane when he was 11 at the time Springsteen was on tour in 2013.
Ed Sheeran has just released a new track called ‘How Would You Feel (Paean)’, the third single from his forthcoming album ‘÷’, The song is a piano driven ballad written and produced by Sheeran himself. Meanwhile for a sixth week ‘Shape Of You’ has been holding the No:1 spot on the UK singles chart. But his second hit ‘Castle On The Hill’ has lost ground as it dropped a notch from No: 2. Hence Ed Sheeran’s long running dominance of the No: 1 and 2 spot of five consecutive weeks has come to an end not before hitting over 1 billion streams for both songs combined.
As Rag ‘N’ Bone Man advanced up the singles chart again with his soul hit ‘Human’ climbing to No: 2, his album of the same name has debuted at the top of the UK chart. It has moved 117,000 copies making it the fastest debut album for a UK male artist in a decade.
Katy Perry debuted on the UK singles chart with her new release ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ at No: 7. The dancehall/disco track is produced by Max Martin and Ali Payami and features Skip Marley, the grandson of Bob Marley. Also providing uncredited vocals is Sia who coincidently one of the co-writers of ‘Chained To The Rhythm’. The song is Perry’s 13th UK top 10 hit.
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