Alicia Keys has settled a lawsuit with Earl Shuman, who in 1962 co-authored the composition, "Lonely Boy," a popular 1960s song. In his lawsuit, Schuman alleged that Keys' "Girl on Fire" used copyrighted material from his composition. The complaint filed in California federal court didn't spell out with great detail what was precisely objectionable, but in "Girl on Fire," the singer appeared to quote the intonation of the prior hit in singing the words "lonely girl." Compare the two songs (here and here). The complaint was filed late last year, and the litigation didn't get very
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- 4/19/2013
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alicia Keys may be a girl on fire, but now it seems that she is also a girl getting sued.
Keys is facing a copyright infringement suit from songwriter Earl Shuman. THR reports that Shuman is suing Keys over her latest hit single, "Girl on Fire."
According to THR, Shuman alleges that Keys borrowed from a song he wrote in 1962, that was recorded as Eddie Holman's 1969 song "Hey There Lonely Girl" -- take a listen above.
The similarities between "Hey There Lonely Girl" and "Girl on Fire," were originally publicized by Showbiz411's Roger Friedman. Friedman writes, "In the middle of the song, Alicia sings a couplet or so from Eddie Holman’s 1970 classic 'Hey There Lonely Girl.' The song was written by Leon Carr and Earl Shuman, who are both gone to rock and rock and roll heaven."
Shuman commented on the post soon after, writing, "Hi Roger,...
Keys is facing a copyright infringement suit from songwriter Earl Shuman. THR reports that Shuman is suing Keys over her latest hit single, "Girl on Fire."
According to THR, Shuman alleges that Keys borrowed from a song he wrote in 1962, that was recorded as Eddie Holman's 1969 song "Hey There Lonely Girl" -- take a listen above.
The similarities between "Hey There Lonely Girl" and "Girl on Fire," were originally publicized by Showbiz411's Roger Friedman. Friedman writes, "In the middle of the song, Alicia sings a couplet or so from Eddie Holman’s 1970 classic 'Hey There Lonely Girl.' The song was written by Leon Carr and Earl Shuman, who are both gone to rock and rock and roll heaven."
Shuman commented on the post soon after, writing, "Hi Roger,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Madeline Boardman
- Huffington Post
Alicia Keys is under fire for allegedly lifting a portion of a song for her own hit single. The superstar singer was hit with a copyright-infringement lawsuit for "Girl on Fire" last week after a Showbiz 411 blogger wrote a post about it, saying, "Alicia sings a couplet or so from Eddie Holman's 1970 classic 'Hey There Lonely Girl'" and claiming that the sample wasn't credited, according to the The Hollywood Reporter. "The song was written by Leon Carr and Earl Shuman, who are both gone to rock and roll heaven," Roger Friedman wrote. As it turned out, though, Schuman himself was still very much alive. The songwriter contacted Friedman back in November,...
- 12/18/2012
- E! Online
Alicia Keys is facing a copyright lawsuit for her latest single. Songwriter Earl Shuman has filed papers in Los Angeles claiming that his 1962 track 'Lonely Boy' - which became a hit in 1970 for Eddie Holman under the title 'Hey There Lonely Girl' - has been used in Keys's 'Girl on Fire'. Shuman has not been credited for the alleged sample, and was only made aware of the similarities after a Us blogger made the claim on Showbiz411 last month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Writer Roger Friedman noted that Keys "sings a couplet or so" from the Holman hit, which was penned by Shuman. He also made the mistake of saying Shuman was dead, adding: (more)...
- 12/18/2012
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
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