Anjunabeats releases official statement regarding Will.i.am

[BeatLeSS]

Anjunabeats is the record label behind Arty and Mat Zo and owns the master recording rights to their collaboration “Rebound.” Mat Zo and Arty have been important members of the Anjunabeats family for a number of years and “Rebound” was one of the label’s most popular releases in 2011.

As has been widely reported, a large section of “Rebound” was sampled on Will.i.am’s track “Let’s Go featuring Chris Brown” and this took place without the permission of Anjunabeats or Arty & Mat Zo.

Although Arty (but not Mat Zo) was credited in the sleeve notes, this is not the same as obtaining permission. To present someone else’s work as your own, you need to seek permission, agree terms and file paperwork, which has not happened in this case.

We’ve remained silent on this issue until now but as a record label it is our obligation to protect our artists’ interests and we felt it was necessary to respond to some of the inaccuracies that have been reported following Will.i.am’s recent comments to Associated Press.

Full article: http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2013/05 ... d-rebound/

[GREMM1S]

Fuck will.i.am, arrogant and talentless fuck.

[Tomy]

good

[mattus123]

i think that report may be in response to this one:

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Will.i.am says he's been unfairly accused of stealing a song from a Russian dance producer for use on his new album.

The producer-rapper-singer has acknowledged reaching out to trance producer Arty after hearing his 2011 song with London's Mat Zo, "Rebound." Will.i.am recorded a new version with Chris Brown titled, "Let's Go," which has been met with criticism online from Arty's fans.

He said he emailed Arty, who initially responded positively to an invitation to collaborate. But in recent weeks, the Russian DJ and producer told fans on his Facebook page that there was no final deal between their respective labels and "the matter is under review by our legal teams."

Will.i.am credits Arty, whose real name is Artem Stoliarov, as a writer on the song in the liner notes for his album "(hash)willpower," released this week. He blamed the slow legal clearance process and said he didn't know Arty had worked with another producer on the track. Will.i.am said his legal team was also at work on the issue.

"You can't steal if you credited somebody," will.i.am told The Associated Press in an interview this week. "He and I communicated. ... It's not my fault he didn't tell me about the other guy. So who is to blame? I didn't know."

A message sent to Arty's label, Anjunabeats, was not returned Friday.

Will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, noted that his album includes collaborations with more well-known electronic dance music producers including Afrojack, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso.

"I respect that world and in a way helped cross it over for it to be played on radio," he said. "So it's just -- it's just -- it's kind of wack the way this situation has turned out because it's undermined in a way -- not really, it hasn't -- but it's undermined my contributions to that world and my respect to that world. Because the way they're painting it is not the way it is."

Will.i.am, whose group the Black Eyed Peas went on hiatus two years ago, said he faced similar issues with slow legal clearances when Estelle and Kanye West released "American Boy" using the beat from his 2007 song "Impatient."

"I don't mind because I like the song and I'm excited about the collaboration with Kanye and Estelle. And then the paperwork happens after it's out," he said. "That happens a bunch of times where legal takes so long. The creative is instantaneous. You want things to come out."

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/wil ... -1.1255541

Based on that quote 'That happens a bunch of times where legal takes so long. The creative is instantaneous. You want things to come out.'

considering he can barely make a proper sentence, im not surprised he has to steal other peoples music

[russell]

"I respect that world and in a way helped cross it over for it to be played on radio," he said. "So it's just -- it's just -- it's kind of wack the way this situation has turned out because it's undermined in a way -- not really, it hasn't -- but it's undermined my contributions to that world and my respect to that world.

what a wank stain

[GREMM1S]

Lol he has helped fucking ruin it more like.

[AlexJ]

Someone should achaly post tracks so I can listen to them

[GREMM1S]

Will.i.theif's 'Lets Go'

Arty and Mat Zo's 'Rebound'

[CapFive]

if anyone is wondering you need to go to like 1:10 in rebound to hear the sample... what a whale, i cant believe he didnt even try to change it at all...

must say though im not surprised coming from will i am....

check this out

go from 50 sec... Sound familiar!?

i rest my case