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Judge Rejects ARTY’s Copyright Lawsuit Against Marshmello Over “Happier”
After two years, a judge has finally put an end to the lengthy legal battle between dance music producers ARTY and Marshmello. The copyright suit was filed in May 2019 after ARTY claimed that Mello had stolen the melody of his 2014 remix of OneRepublic‘s “I Lived,” subsequently recycling it for the 2018 hit single “Happier” with Bastille. Dan Smith, the British band’s frontman, was also named in the copyright suit along with producer Steve Mac. The decision came down on Thursday in favor of Marshmello, Smith and Mac, with California US District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez ruling that ARTY had no grounds to sue under the terms of his “I Lived” contract with OneRepublic. “I acknowledge and agree that ...
Listen To ARTY’s New Smash Single “Take Your Time”
Russian trance and progressive house vet ARTY has been hard at work over the past year releasing new tracks, like his Billboard Dance chart-topping collaboration “Craving” with Audien and Ellee Duke and 2020’s From Russia With Love album. Now the 31-year-old producer is kicking off the new year with his first release of 2021, a single called “Take Your Time.” Fans have come to know and love the sound of ARTY, and “Take Your Time” delivers another exciting dose. Full of gorgeous melodic piano chords, striking harmonies, and a brilliant vocal, “Take Your Time” radiates positivity. Keeping in tune with his latest work, “Take Your Time” provides a memorable and eclectic melody that is sure to satiate fans wor...
