George Michael estate confirms it has taken action against Tory Lanez track

Cameron Whitcomb understood the assignment when it came to the “American Idol” showstopper round.

Mark Wahlberg went all in for his latest role. ET’s Cassie DiLaura spoke to the 50-year-old actor ahead of the release of “Father Stu”, for which Wahlberg put on 30 pounds in six weeks to play Father Stuart Long, the real-life boxer-turned-priest.

The Grammys producers are facing backlash for the label given to late designer Virgil Abloh during the show’s In Memoriam segment.

Jason Momoa is gearing up to get behind the wheel for the next installment of  franchise. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Momoa at the  premiere in Los Angeles Monday night, where he dished on his role in the franchise's tenth installment and who he's most excited to work with.«He's amazing.

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Vicente Fernández passed away four months ago, and his life and music were honored last night at the 64th annual Grammys. The “King of Ranchera,” posthumously won his fourth Grammy, and was included in a tribute to other musical artists who died in the past year. However, Fernández’s fans were not too happy about the presentation of his award: read the details below.Fernández passed away on December 12, 2021, at the age of 81, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Ukrainian man has been branded a hero after making a series of death-defying trips to liberate animals from a zoo in Kharkhiv that has been caught up in Russian crossfire. The unidentified hero has posted a series of clips of him in a van, dubbed Noah's Ark, carrying a variety of animals including kangaroos, tapirs and marsupials in the back.Since the war began, staff at Kharkiv’s Feldman Ecopark have been trying to evacuate 5,000 some animals from the shelled park.The efforts of the van man have not got unnoticed by the park who have repeatedly thanked him on social media.Responding to a clip him ferrying kangaroos out of the park last week, they said: "This is very nice, because their enclosures, unfortunately, were repeatedly shelled.“We believe that now they will be fine!"Vladimir Putin's assault on Kharkiv has levelled the once-thriving city and the park has been no exception.

If the last week in our entertainments has shown us anything, it’s that even the most ordered, traditional of ceremonies can be disrupted by an unkind explosion of id, with ramifications splashing like crocodile tears on even the most unexpected of our heroes. Take Me Out, Richard Greenberg’s 2002 play that charts the ramifications when a star baseball player comes out as gay, opens on Broadway tonight in a revival that has the perfect timing of a triple play.

Gerda Weissmann Klein, who as a teen survived the Holocaust before becoming an author, activist, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and subject of a 1995 Oscar-and-Emmy winning film, died yesterday according to that film’s director, Kary Antholis. She was 97.

Kristen Hager is departing from NBC medical drama , but executive producers Diane Frolov and Andy Schneider are leaving the door open for a return.

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New family secrets are surfacing regarding Marilyn Monroe. In a new documentary titled, "Marilyn, Her Final Secret," shows the latest peek into Monroe’s life and claims to answer one major question, the identity of her biological father.

Rihanna is shining bright like a diamond! The 34-year-old showed off her growing baby bump on Monday as she shopped for baby books, sporting a midi-length yellow maternity dress with 3/4-length sleeves and lacy tiers, matching the look with white sneakers with multiple color designs. The “Umbrella” singer also accessorized her mommy-to-be look with a gold chain necklace, gold bracelets, and gorgeous studs, pinning back a part of her dark-colored, wavy locks to reveal her gorgeous glowing makeup. RiRi’s man, A$AP Rocky, was also spotted nearby, also seeming excited about his soon-to-be-newborn.

Justin Long, 43, is gushing over his private relationship and even calling the lucky lady “the one,” in a new interview. The actor, who is rumored to be romantically involved with Kate Bosworth, 39, opened up about the time in his life when he let love in and admitted that although he wants to let the world know all about the exciting romance, he also wants to remain “protective” of it.

Blossoms are teasing a new single they say “sounds like Dire Straits, George Michael and Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel.”Frontman Tom Ogden took to a video he posted on Twitter to share details of the track ‘The Sulking Poet’, which is due to drop tomorrow (March 24), before sharing footage of the band performing the song in the studio.Ogden said the title came from a “Blossoms fan page, which referred to me as the sulking poet”.It follows on from previous singles ‘Ode To NYC’, ‘Care For’ and the title track from forthcoming new album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’.New single. The Sulking Poet.

EastEnders actor Cheryl Fergison, who rose to fame as the lovable Heather Trott in the BBC soap, had a wild ride in Albert Square.From her unrequited love with Minty Peterson to a shock pregnancy with Darren Miller, Heather had many different storylines throughout her five-year run on the show.Her character was killed by Ben Mitchell who hit her in the head with a photo frame back in 2012, and the George Michael and karaoke loving sidekick of Shirley Carter was greatly missed.Since leaving EastEnders, she has made guest appearances on The Saturday Night Show and Loose Women before she went into the Celebrity Big Brother house for the 10th season of the reality competition. In recent years, Cheryl has made no secret of her desire to return to a soap, even suggesting she could return to EastEnders as Heather's long lost twin.In one of CBB’s most iconic arguments, Cheryl pretended that she and Julie Goodyear have had a past disagreement and that they don’t get along.Cheryl accused Julie of giving her “evil eyes” from across the room and tried to confront her, but was quickly shut down by a seemingly short-tempered Julie who eventually threw a glass of water over her partner-in-crime.They managed to convince their co-stars and ended up becoming good friends, as Cheryl told her pal in the kitchen that she was “scared of her” before she entered the house, but that she has learnt “not to have a preconception” of people.Off-screen, Cheryl’s love life has been as dramatic as Heather’s.She was married to her first husband Jamshed Saddiqi from 2000 to 2008, with whom she had a son, and then moved on to a man she met online.

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Madonna of ripping off her 1985 hit Into The Groove’ after she called him out for the ‘illegal’ interpolation of her track on Pluto’s Last Comet from his LP Alone at Prom. And now, the estate of the late pop legend – who died on Christmas Day in 2016 – is taking action to remove Lanez’s song Enchanted Waterfall – which also features on Alone at Prom – from streaming platforms after they ‘declined permission’ for him to use the sample last summer. Careless Whisper was co-written with Michael’s Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley and released in 1984.

The George Michael estate has accused Tory Lanez of sampling "Careless Whisper" without permission on his song "Enchanted Waterfall," Variety reports. "Enchanted Waterfall" appears on Lanez's 80s-inspired album Alone at Prom, which was released in December 2021.

George Michael has ordered Tory Lanez to cease distribution of his track ‘Enchanted Waterfall’, which they say features an uncleared ‘Careless Whisper’ sample.According to a report from Variety, the late Wham! singer’s estate declined a request from Lanez for permission to use the track in mid-2021.They wrote in a statement: “It was brought to our attention that the song ‘Enchanted Waterfall’: by the artist Tory Lanez incorporated an unauthorised sample of ‘Careless Whisper’ written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley… requested permission for this use had been declined in June 2021 so we took immediate action on behalf of the writers, in collaboration with our publishers Warner Chappell Music, to prevent further exploitation as we will not tolerate any unauthorized use of any songs within the catalogues of George Michael and/or Andrew Ridgeley.As Stereogum point out, ‘Enchanted Waterfall’ has since been removed from Spotify but remains available on YouTube and Apple Music at the time of writing.Last year, Madonna also accused Tory Lanez of “illegal usage” of her 1985 single ‘Into The Groove’, which was sampled on his new track ‘Pluto’s Last Comet’.The song appears on Lanez’s recent sixth album, ‘Alone At Prom’, which is heavily inspired by the pop greats of the ‘80s.It would appear that Lanez sampled the lead synth melody behind ‘Into The Groove’ – written for the soundtrack of the ’85 comedy-drama Desperately Seeking Susan, which Madonna starred in – but didn’t credit the iconic popstar.In response, Madonna commented on a recent post of Lanez’s on Instagram, writing: “Read your messages tor [sic] illegal usage of my song get into the groove!”in a statement given to Rolling Stone, Madonna added: “I am tired of being

Charlie Amter Late last year, Madonna made headlines when she went after embattled rapper Tory Lanez for what she felt was unauthorized usage of her 1985 hit “Into the Groove” in his song “Pluto’s Last Comet.”“Read your messages tor [sic] illegal usage of my song Get into The Groove!” she wrote on Instagram, later adding in a comment to Rolling Stone, “I am tired of being taken advantage of and I mean business.”Now, another iconic name from the 1980s is speaking out against Lanez: the George Michael estate, who have taken action to get a different song (“Enchanted Waterfall”) from Lanez’s ‘80s-inspired fall 2021 album, “Alone at Prom,” yanked from Spotify. They claim it lifts from Michael’s 1985 hit “Careless Whisper,” which the singer wrote with Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley.