Will.I.Am rips off Arty and Mat Zo for new single?!?!
Will.I.Am rips off Arty and Mat Zo for new single?!?!
Will.i.am’s fourth studio album, #willpower, indicates strong electro-pop influences with lead singles including the Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello produced “This Is Love” and the Basto written “Scream & Shout.” Other than these collaborators, Will.I.Am had no other EDM producers come to his aid — at least to their knowledge. Today, 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. Listen for yourself after the break…
Will.i.am ft. Chris Brown – Let’s Go
Arty & Mat Zo – Rebound
Arty, Mat Zo, and Anjunabeats label head Jono Grant have been voicing their own concerns. Arty took to twitter claiming that will.i.am never cleared the rights with Anjunabeats, who owns the rights for “Rebound.” Jono Grant tweeted earlier, “Poor form by Will I am nicking @mat_zo and @arty_music ‘s track “Rebound” without asking the artist or label @anjunabeats ! #dotherightthing” (since deleted). Mat Zo has seemingly deactivated his twitter account in disgust. This isn’t the first controversy to spark behind #willpower. British singer-songwriter Tulisa is currently suing Will for song royalties to “Scream & Shout.”
Stay tuned as this story develops.
Update: ”Bang Bang,” also uploaded today, mimics the exact chord progression from the drop in Sandro Silva and Quintino’s “Epic.” Listen to Will.I.Am’s drop at 2:15 in.
Update #2: Chris Brown pleads ignorance.
Update #3: Statement from Mat Zo via Facebook:
Update #4: Laidback claims song was cleared beforehand, Arty will receive production credit
Update #5: Arty and Quintino affirm there was no official licensing agreement and these tracks were released without permission.
Posted by Brett Kernan (via Dancing Astronaut)
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