Lana Del Rey Issues Statement Regarding Radiohead Lawsuit
Monday, 08 January 2018
Written by Laura Johnson
Lana Del Rey has issued a statement regarding a lawsuit with Radiohead.
The singer alleges the band "want 100% of the publishing" for one of her songs, which she says "wasn’t inspired by Creep, Radiohead feel it was." The issue is rumoured to be with Get Free, the closing track of her latest album, 'Lust For Life'.
Radiohead, meanwhile, were successfully sued over Creep by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood due to its resemblance to the Hollies' 1972 song The Air That I Breathe, which they wrote. The band have not yet commented on the new lawsuit.
It’s true about the lawsuit. Although I know my song wasn’t inspired by Creep, Radiohead feel it was and want 100% of the publishing - I offered up to 40 over the last few months but they will only accept 100. Their lawyers have been relentless, so we will deal with it in court.
UPDATE 10/01: Rolling Stone, along with other outlets, has reported the following statement from 'a rep for Warner/Chappell':
"As Radiohead's music publisher, it's true that we’ve been in discussions since August of last year with Lana Del Rey's representatives," the statement read. "It's clear that the verses of 'Get Free' use musical elements found in the verses of 'Creep' and we've requested that this be acknowledged in favor of all writers of 'Creep.' To set the record straight, no lawsuit has been issued and Radiohead have not said they 'will only accept 100 percent' of the publishing of 'Get Free.'"
Lana Del Rey Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu March 29 2018 - BRISBANE Riverstage
Sat March 31 2018 - MELBOURNE Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Mon April 02 2018 - SYDNEY Qudos Bank Arena
Tue January 09 2018 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - Sprint Center (USA)
Thu January 11 2018 - CHICAGO Illinois - United Center (USA)
Sat January 13 2018 - BOSTON Massachusetts - TD Garden (USA)
Mon January 15 2018 - TORONTO Ontario - Air Canada Centre (Canada)
Wed January 17 2018 - DETROIT Michigan - Little Caesars Arena (USA)
Fri January 19 2018 - NEWARK New Jersey - Prudential Center (USA)
Sun January 21 2018 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Wells Fargo Center (USA)
Tue January 23 2018 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Schottenstein Center (USA)
Thu January 25 2018 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Capital One Arena (USA)
Fri January 26 2018 - UNIVERSITY PARK Pennsylvania - Bryce Jordan Center (USA)
Tue January 30 2018 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - Time Warner Cable Arena (USA)
Thu February 01 2018 - FORT LAUDERDALE Florida - BB&T Center (Formerly BankAtlantic Center) (USA)
Fri February 02 2018 - ORLANDO Florida - Amway Center (USA)
Mon February 05 2018 - ATLANTA Georgia - Philips Arena (USA)
Tue February 06 2018 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Bridgestone Arena (USA)
Thu February 08 2018 - DALLAS Texas - American Airlines Center (USA)
Sat February 10 2018 - HOUSTON Texas - Toyota Center (USA)
Sun February 11 2018 - AUSTIN Texas - Frank Erwin Center (USA)
Tue February 13 2018 - PHOENIX Arizona - Talking Stick Resort Arena (USA)
Thu February 15 2018 - SAN DIEGO California - Valley View Casino Center (USA)
Fri February 16 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Mandalay Bay Events Center (USA)
Wed February 28 2018 - HONOLULU Hawaii - Neal S. Blaisdell Center - Waikiki Shell (USA)
Wed April 11 2018 - MILAN Mediolanum Forum (Italy)
Fri April 13 2018 - ROME Palalottomatica (Italy)
Mon April 16 2018 - BERLIN Mercedes-Benz Arena (Germany)
Tue April 17 2018 - ANTWERP Sportpaleis (Belgium)
Thu April 19 2018 - BARCELONA Palau Sant Jordi (Spain)
Fri April 20 2018 - MADRID Palacio Vistalegre (Spain)
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