Black Eyed Peas’ music writer BMG Rights Administration has taken authorized motion in opposition to a toy firm over alleged similarities between certainly one of their iconic tracks, and one sung by a pooping unicorn.
The Poopsie Slime Shock: Dancing Unicorn toy is created by MGA (the corporate behind Bratz). In keeping with the lawsuit, the toys sing a track known as ‘My Poops’ on the push of its heart-shaped bellybutton. Nevertheless, that observe allegedly rips off the rap group’s 2005 hit, ‘My Humps’.
The lawsuit (by way of Reuters) reported alleged similarities within the songs’ melodies, lyrics, chords and different components. BMG additionally stated the singer of ‘My Poops’ sounds “very related” to Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie.
“My poops, my poops my poops my poops. Whatcha gonna do with all that poop, all that poop,” sings the toy.
“I drive my mother and father loopy, I do it each day,” it continues. On ‘My Humps’, Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie sings “I drive these brothers loopy, I do it on the day by day.”
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BMG have claimed that the Poopsie Slime Shock toy line has earned MGA tens of tens of millions of {dollars} and a part of that success is right down to ‘My Poops’, which was additionally used to promote the product. MGA apparently additionally ignored cease-and-desist notices from BMG.
BMG have requested the court docket for not less than $10million (£8.7million) in damages however have declined to touch upon the case.
Final yr, Will.i.am instructed NME that he was engaged on a brand new Black Eye Peas album. ”We’ve been engaged on it actively for the previous months and hold recording whereas on the street,” he stated.
“With the ability to go on tour once more was most likely among the best items of reports for us after this pandemic. We like touring, we love performing. That’s our gasoline, our option to discover inspiration, nonetheless be artistic and check out new issues. After a seven years break with the Black Eyed Peas, we may have disappeared and by no means reached that success once more. However we labored laborious, tried to reinvent ourselves, teamed up with Latin artists and pushed it out of our consolation zone. It labored. You’ll be able to by no means take something with no consideration. You continue to need to study,” he added.