First The Gap Band Won

Y’all know the song, “Uptown Funk,” by Mark Ronson (producer) and singer, Bruno Mars, right? That joint still hits hard on radio TV, film, wherever. It released in 2014 and became one of the biggest hits  of that year, going 11 times platinum and getting streamed a few BILLION times online. Dayumn!

That following year, Billboard reported that publishing company,  Minder Music, filed a legal complaint on behalf of The gap Band, stating that “Uptown Funk” stole elements of their 1979 hit, “Oops Upside Your Head.” As a result, The Gap Band members were added as 5 additional writers to “Uptown Funk” and to this day they’re reportedly getting 17% of the earnings from that mega hit. And again I say…dayumn!

Why The New Zapp Band Song Lawsuit?

‘Dayumn’ is probably also what Lastrada Entertainment is saying about those earnings, because now they are looking to get paid from it. According to the lawsuit they’ve filed against Mark Ronson (but not Bruno Mars, because he was just featured on Ronson’s song), the other producers of the song, Apple Music, and Spotify, “Uptown Funk” jacked parts of Zapp Band’s “More Bounce To The Ounce,” for 48 seconds of the song:

Via LiveForLiveMusic– The lawsuit has been filed by Lastrada Entertainment, a licensing company and owner of the rights to Zapp’s music. In the lawsuit against Ronson and company, Lastrada Entertainment alleges that Mark Ronson’s megahit sounds eerily similar to Zapp’s 1980 hit “More Bounce To The Ounce,” specifically calling out the first 48 seconds of “Uptown Funk” for plagiarism. […] One thing that’s for sure is that this lawsuit is sure to be costly for both parties, with such suits frequently costing into the millions and spanning years and multiple appeals.

Do They Sound Similar?

Check out the songs below and let us know if you think “Uptown Funk” sounds like Zapp Band’s “More Bounce To The Ounce”…
Zapp Band “More Bounce To The Ounce”

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk”

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Ronnie is claiming that after Charlie left the group in 2009, he’s been doing some slick things to block his Ronnie’s paper. You see, Ronnie has since formed a new Gap Band and they have been booking gigs across the country. The you-know-what really hit the fan recently when Ronnie claimed that his new Gap Band had two gigs booked in D.C. and New York that were gonna earn the band about $20,000. The only problem is that Ronnie says Charlie had his people step in and shut that down quicker than you could say “Burn rubber on me Charlie.” Sorry for that song reference fam’ I couldn’t resist. Okay back to the matter at hand…Here are more details on this Gap Band beef:

Ronnie Wilson filed a lawsuit claiming Charlie is derailing his efforts to launch a comeback tour. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Ronnie says he recently booked 2 big gigs — one at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in NYC, and another at Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Ronnie says after he sealed the deals, Charlie — who left the band in 2009 — had his people step in and somehow interfere with the bookings. Ronnie says both venues pulled the plug.

The elder Wilson points out his band existed for years before kid bro Charlie joined in ’72.

Ronnie says his new Gap Band stood to make more than $20k from the 2 gigs. He’s suing for damages and to get the court to block Charlie from interfering with future bookings.

Can’t we all just get along? I’m sure there’s a way for Charlie and Ronnie to work this thing out and settle this out of court, being that they’re brothers who love each other. Although I do understand that sometimes it doesn’t matter if it’s your own flesh n’ blood or not- sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do and teach folks a lesson. Hopefully they resolve this soon and in the meantime we’ll be getting our jam on to these Gap Band classics…

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Charlie Wilson opened up and shared with the world, some of the most painful times he experienced soon after the height of The Gap Band’s success. Check out what he had to say…

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