What’s that, you haven’t heard? Oh, OK. Well, here it is: Madonna‘s being sued for illegally including some music from a song that didn’t belong to her to begin with in 1990’s ‘Vogue’. Amazing, right? I realize that it’s, yeah, about twenty-some years after the fact, and almost kind of absurd at this point to even make it a point of contention, but it’s definitely a good time as any for some Lady Gaga fans who are still pissed that Madonna’s claiming that Lady Gaga’s an unoriginal c-ntbag. Whee! From E!:
Better late than never?
Perhaps that’s what execs at VMG, a company out of Delaware, were thinking when they filed suit Wednesday against Madonna and her record label over the 1990 hit “Vogue,” claiming the pop icon sampled portions of a composition called “Love Break,” which was released around 1977.
In the suit, the company claims, “The portions of “Love Break, which have been copied into Vogue and all its various “mixes,” “remixes” videos, YouTube versions, etc. are numerous but intentionally hidden. The horn and strings in Vogue are intentionally sampled from “Love Break” throughout.”
Music producer Richard “Shep” Pettibone, who was originally hired by VMG to remix various editions of “Love Break” and later worked on “Vogue,” is also mentioned in the suit, with the company claiming Pettibone “intentionally disguised the sampling he did in ‘Vogue.'”
“The unauthorized sampling was deliberately hidden by [Madonna] within “Vogue” so as to avoid detection. It was only when VMG specifically looked for the sample, with the technology available to it in 2011, that the sampling could be confirmed,” VMG said.
Madonna and her reps haven’t officially responded to the lawsuit (and by that, I mean they haven’t responded at all), but I’m sure there’s got to be some kind of back-handed comment by Madonna at one of her concerts in the coming days anyway. It’s just how she rolls, guys.
Oh please, sensational nonsense!
It took them over 20yrs? Reeks of desperation to me!
Definitely!
Also, there wasn’t any technical “advance” that would’ve made detecting any “sample” any easier.
That’s BS and is being used to justify a free money grab.
Also, why would anyone “sample” horns or other instruments? Why wouldn’t you just pop it onto a synthesizer? How could you tell, especially with modern equipment?
My guess would be VMG is an IP troll that bought the rights to Love Break and are now trying to leverage it. They’ll be counter-sued for legal costs or settle out of court for a small sum without admitting fault.
Cripes, age is also catching up with here. I thought that was Sharon Stone there for a minute…
The cheek implants are far more detectable without makeup.
finally
hope it sets an example for other thieves and/or borrowers