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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.

Careless Whisper has been crowned the number one song of all time in a nationwide poll.

it finally reached the top of the UK charts yesterday, making it the first number one of 2021. In a statement marking the incredible achievement, the late singer’s family and estate shared how pleased they were to be able to continue making charitable donations off the back of the song.The statement read: ‘The family and Estate of George Michael are overjoyed to learn that on the first day of a brand new year Last Christmas has reached number one in the UK charts for the first time. ‘After such a difficult 2020 for all of us and at the time of year that was so special to George we are so grateful to everyone who made this possible and know how much it would have meant to him. ‘We are also pleased to be able to continue donating George’s

direct to your inboxLast Christmas by Wham! has finally topped the UK chart 36 years after it was released.The festive classic is number one on New Year's Day after being streamed 9.2 million times over the past week - knocking the Christmas number one, LadBaby's Don't Stop Me Eating, off the top spot.First released in December 1984, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's much-loved song about unrequited love was held off the top spot by Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas on which George featured.It has since returned to the top 10 six times, and fans had previously launched a campaign to get it to number one to mark the first anniversary of George's tragic death on Christmas Day 2016.The song reached number seven that year and a year

Wham! and the duo’s single ‘Last Christmas’.The band – which was comprised of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley – released the festive hit in 1984.Now, an anonymous person has paid tribute to it by adding the song’s name to a sign directing drivers to the area of Low Wham in Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland.The road sign also now features an exclamation mark after Wham’s name, in reference to the band. As ChronicleLive reports, it is currently unknown who is behind the alteration, but it was first spotted by passers-by on Friday (December 18) morning.You can’t say the North East don’t have a sense of humour.

Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley says he is unlikely to ever return to the stage after the death of George Michael and he vowed to never perform any of the group’s hits again.

BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright about how he persuaded his best friend to make music with him in the first place.The singer divulged: "We were both dabbling with music but no, I persuaded George, railroaded him really into forming a band."I think we both had the belief that we would make it.That was the central pillar around everything else."Later on, in the show, presenter Janey Lee Grace questioned: "I was just wondering Andrew whether you were keeping notes for all that period of time because in my memory you were having such a great time?"There is amazing detail in this book."Andrew replied: "No it wasn't easy.