Editorial: Copyright infringement and the electronic music industry; a shocking lack of creative integrity
Incase you were living somewhere other than the internet over the past couple of weeks, the electronic dance community has not taken lightly to the recent reports of prolific pop producer Will.i.am and his unwarranted use of Arty & Mat Zo’s “Rebound.” But with serial accusations behind him and a burgeoning call for justice in the face of creative integrity, dance music’s popular outreach looks to be called into question once again. The accused has made his excuses, but with calls to formal action and a long list of alleged victims mounting, Dancing Astronaut explores the legal qualms closer to home for electronic dance music.
Will.i.am speaks out to Associated Press; ‘You can’t steal if you credited somebody’
In an interview with Associated Press, Will.i.am speaks out about the accusations that have been thrown his way regarding the use of "Rebound" in his latest track "Let's Go," claiming "You can't steal if you credited somebody." Heavily on the defensive, Will.i.am defers blame to both his legal team and Arty himself.
Will.i.am rips off Arty and Mat Zo’s ‘Rebound’ for latest single [Updated]
Will's VEVO uploaded the fifth track from the album, "Let's Go" alongside Chris Brown, and the preview has the dance music community up in arms. "Let's Go" appears to be a blatant ripoff of Arty and Mat Zo's Anjunabeats release, "Rebound" and not just a sample, the entire track.
Billboard launches new Dance/Electronic song chart
Billboard Magazine officially debuted its new Dance/Electronic songs chart, which will be the first song ranking system that will track the nation's top dance songs based on digital download sales, radio airplay, streaming data, and reported club play according to a hand-selected panel of 140 American DJs.