‘No Scrubs’ Lyricists Finally Get Credit For Ed Sheeran's Mega Hit 'Shape of You'
TLC's 1999 chartbuster "No Scrubs" writers are finally added as co-writers in Ed Sheeran's megahit "Shape of You". Kevin Briggs, Tameka Cottle, and Kandi Burruss share the honor with co-writers Ed Sheeran, John McDaid, and Steve Mac, per ABCNews. Sheeran's reps and ASCAP failed to respond immediately to emails from The Associated Press for comments.
Burruss, who is also part of the reality series "The Real Housewives of Atlanta", took to Instagram to spread the good news. Tameka Cottle, on the other hand, said she considers being part of a great song as a blessing. Indeed, considering Ed Sheeran's hit is on top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, per NWI Times.
Copying or Coincidence?
This isn't the first time though that other bands, writers, and artists were given credit because another singer/artist "copied" their song. Fans can't help but wonder sometimes if these were done intentionally or a mere coincidence.
Take the Grammy-nominated song "Closer" for instance. The Chainsmokers had to extend writing credits to The Fray members because it sounded a lot like their hit song "Over My Head" back in 2005. In 2015, Marvin Gaye's kids were awarded a whopping $7.4 million. This happened after it was proven that Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" were copied from his hit song "Got to Give It Up". However, the verdict was later reduced to $5.3 million by a judge.
Consequently, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson were not spared from a copyright infringement lawsuit as well. The lawsuit claims the massive hit "Uptown Funk" sounded a lot like Collage's "Young Girls", the band's hit song in 1983, per Rolling Stone. Collage also said that Mars and Ronson shared during interviews that they got a lot of inspiration from the Eighties Minneapolis and the electro-funk scenes. The band sought unspecified damages and profits for this.
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