No Doubt Convoy Reconvenes for 'Settle Down'

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It's been more than a decade since No Doubt last released an album, but that all changes when Push and Shove drops September 25th. If you can't wait until then, check out the new video for the first single, "Settle Down." In it the members of No Doubt reassemble in the form of a trucking convoy, which meets up to perform the bouncing new cut in the parking lot of the coolest, most rocking truck stop you never stopped at on your family road trips.

Be sure to check out our interview with director Sophie Muller, who explained: "I think (bassist Tony Kanal) came up with the idea that we should do something with trucks . . . The idea is they are all driving to meet after having had their separate lives over the last 10 years."

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It's been more than a decade since No Doubt last released an album, but that all changes when Push and Shove drops September 25th. If you can't wait until then, check out the new video for the first single, "Settle Down." In it the members of No Doubt reassemble in the form of a trucking convoy, which meets up to perform the bouncing new cut in the parking lot of the coolest, most rocking truck stop you never stopped at on your family road trips.

Be sure to check out our interview with director Sophie Muller, who explained: "I think (bassist Tony Kanal) came up with the idea that we should do something with trucks . . . The idea is they are all driving to meet after having had their separate lives over the last 10 years."

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No Doubt Cast Themselves As Truckers in 'Settle Down' Video

When No Doubt finished recording Push and Shove, their first album in more than ten years, they turned to esteemed director and good friend Sophie Muller to direct the video for "Settle Down." "I’ve worked with them so long, it was kind of natural that I would do this one," Muller tells Rolling Stone. "They sent me this song and said 'Do you like this?' And I was like, 'Yeah, I love it.'"

Muller, who has worked with Eurythmics, Coldplay, and Sade, has directed eight videos for No Doubt throughout their career including "Don’t Speak" and "Simple Kind of Life."  "We collaborate completely," she says. "I’ve become friends with them. When you have a working relationship with a band, it’s a very comfortable and lovely process."

In the video for "Settle Down," No Doubt cast themselves as truck drivers as they steer their own highly stylized rigs to a celebratory reunion party. "I think (bassist Tony Kanal) came up with the idea that we should do something with trucks," Muller says. "The idea is they are all driving to meet after having had their separate lives over the last 10 years."

To honor his heritage, Kanal drives a garishly decorated Indian-style truck to the party. Drummer Adrian Young has his kit fastened to the top of what Muller describes as a neon Transformer. Overflowing with speakers is the Jamaican-flavored rig of guitarist Tom Dumont. And Gwen Stefani drives a "proper, old-fashioned Seventies truck" that the band lifted straight from the 1977 Burt Reynolds comedy Smokey and the Bandit.

"It’s such a mix of cultures, their band, and what their music is like," Muller says. "We tried to do something that resembled different parts of the world rather than a specific place."

Although there’s a joyous atmosphere throughout, Muller said she tried to portray the uncertainty in Stefani’s lyrics.

"Lyrically it’s not really a party song," she says. "It’s got a real emotional desire to get through something. You have a combination of this party feel with her struggle to be able to express herself."

In addition to helping cultivate the image of female icons such as Courtney Love and Annie Lennox, Sophie Muller has worked alongside Stefani on both No Doubt and her solo material.

"The amazing thing about Gwen is her unbelievable enthusiasm," Muller says. "You could feel her absolute love for making videos and her total commitment to every single scene that she does. It’s just lovely."           

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No Doubt Cast Themselves As Truckers in 'Settle Down' Video

When No Doubt finished recording Push and Shove, their first album in more than ten years, they turned to esteemed director and good friend Sophie Muller to direct the video for "Settle Down." "I’ve worked with them so long, it was kind of natural that I would do this one," Muller tells Rolling Stone. "They sent me this song and said 'Do you like this?' And I was like, 'Yeah, I love it.'"

Muller, who has worked with Eurythmics, Coldplay, and Sade, has directed eight videos for No Doubt throughout their career including "Don’t Speak" and "Simple Kind of Life."  "We collaborate completely," she says. "I’ve become friends with them. When you have a working relationship with a band, it’s a very comfortable and lovely process."

In the video for "Settle Down," No Doubt cast themselves as truck drivers as they steer their own highly stylized rigs to a celebratory reunion party. "I think (bassist Tony Kanal) came up with the idea that we should do something with trucks," Muller says. "The idea is they are all driving to meet after having had their separate lives over the last 10 years."

To honor his heritage, Kanal drives a garishly decorated Indian-style truck to the party. Drummer Adrian Young has his kit fastened to the top of what Muller describes as a neon Transformer. Overflowing with speakers is the Jamaican-flavored rig of guitarist Tom Dumont. And Gwen Stefani drives a "proper, old-fashioned Seventies truck" that the band lifted straight from the 1977 Burt Reynolds comedy Smokey and the Bandit.

"It’s such a mix of cultures, their band, and what their music is like," Muller says. "We tried to do something that resembled different parts of the world rather than a specific place."

Although there’s a joyous atmosphere throughout, Muller said she tried to portray the uncertainty in Stefani’s lyrics.

"Lyrically it’s not really a party song," she says. "It’s got a real emotional desire to get through something. You have a combination of this party feel with her struggle to be able to express herself."

In addition to helping cultivate the image of female icons such as Courtney Love and Annie Lennox, Sophie Muller has worked alongside Stefani on both No Doubt and her solo material.

"The amazing thing about Gwen is her unbelievable enthusiasm," Muller says. "You could feel her absolute love for making videos and her total commitment to every single scene that she does. It’s just lovely."           

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Kanye West and Jay-Z Settle Syl Johnson Lawsuit

Kanye West and Jay-Z perform together in New York City.

Jay-Z and Kanye West have settled a federal lawsuit by soul singer Syl Johnson, who claimed that the duo used an unauthorized sample of his song "Different Strokes" on "The Joy," a track on the deluxe version of their album Watch the Throne.

According to Johnson, West had attempted to clear the sample for his 2010 record My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but could not get the deal ready in time for its release and ended up putting the track on Throne without his permission, proper credit or payment. The details of West and Jay-Z's settlement with Johnson have not been made public, though legal papers filed in Illinois last week indicate that the suit has been dismissed.

Johnson has pursued previous legal action against rappers. His $29 million lawsuit against Cypress Hill was dismissed in 2008 on the technicality that sound recordings made before February 15, 1972 are not subject to copyright protection under the Copyright Act. The singer later sued his legal team for malpractice after the ruling was upheld by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

In other Jay-Z and Kanye West news, the 2004 Maybach 57 used in the video for their hit "Otis" sold for $60,000 at an auction at the New York Contemporary Art Evening, with a large chunk of the proceeds going to the Save the Children charity. The dismembered vehicle sold significantly below the estimated $100,000-$150,000 expected by the house, but in fairness, it is not a working automobile.

You can watch the rappers and the car in question in the video below, which was directed by music video auteur Spike Jonze.

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Kanye West and Jay-Z Settle Syl Johnson Lawsuit

Kanye West and Jay-Z perform together in New York City.

Jay-Z and Kanye West have settled a federal lawsuit by soul singer Syl Johnson, who claimed that the duo used an unauthorized sample of his song "Different Strokes" on "The Joy," a track on the deluxe version of their album Watch the Throne.

According to Johnson, West had attempted to clear the sample for his 2010 record My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but could not get the deal ready in time for its release and ended up putting the track on Throne without his permission, proper credit or payment. The details of West and Jay-Z's settlement with Johnson have not been made public, though legal papers filed in Illinois last week indicate that the suit has been dismissed.

Johnson has pursued previous legal action against rappers. His $29 million lawsuit against Cypress Hill was dismissed in 2008 on the technicality that sound recordings made before February 15, 1972 are not subject to copyright protection under the Copyright Act. The singer later sued his legal team for malpractice after the ruling was upheld by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

In other Jay-Z and Kanye West news, the 2004 Maybach 57 used in the video for their hit "Otis" sold for $60,000 at an auction at the New York Contemporary Art Evening, with a large chunk of the proceeds going to the Save the Children charity. The dismembered vehicle sold significantly below the estimated $100,000-$150,000 expected by the house, but in fairness, it is not a working automobile.

You can watch the rappers and the car in question in the video below, which was directed by music video auteur Spike Jonze.

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Sony Pays $8 Million to Settle with Allman Brothers, Cheap Trick

Robin Zander of Cheap Trick performs in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Sony has paid a $8 million settlement to a group of musicians including Cheap Trick, the Allman Brothers Band and the Youngbloods, ending a five-year dispute over digital music revenue. A filing by the attorney in the class action suit on Wednesday reveals that the company will pay its artists a total of $7.95 million to resolve claims in the case, and the musicians will see a 3 percent bump in their royalty rates with respect to digital income.

Most of the money  in the settlement will go to artists who have sold at least 28,500 total downloads in Apple's iTunes store, though a small fraction of the cash has been set aside for artists who have not sold well in the format. $2.5 million from the settlement will cover legal fees. 

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Artists eligible for this suit were signed to the label between 1976 and 2001 and have contracts with clauses stating that they receive 50 percent of net revenue for licensed music. A lawsuit on behalf of Eminem last year set a precedent that digital sales count as a license rather than a traditional sale, as is the case with LPs and CDs. A number of other artists, including Peter Frampton, Toto, Public Enemy and Kenny Rogers, are also pursuing similar legal battles hoping to score unpaid royalties and improve their rate in the future.

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Sony Pays $8 Million to Settle with Allman Brothers, Cheap Trick

Robin Zander of Cheap Trick performs in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Sony has paid a $8 million settlement to a group of musicians including Cheap Trick, the Allman Brothers Band and the Youngbloods, ending a five-year dispute over digital music revenue. A filing by the attorney in the class action suit on Wednesday reveals that the company will pay its artists a total of $7.95 million to resolve claims in the case, and the musicians will see a 3 percent bump in their royalty rates with respect to digital income.

Most of the money  in the settlement will go to artists who have sold at least 28,500 total downloads in Apple's iTunes store, though a small fraction of the cash has been set aside for artists who have not sold well in the format. $2.5 million from the settlement will cover legal fees. 

Photos: Random Notes

Artists eligible for this suit were signed to the label between 1976 and 2001 and have contracts with clauses stating that they receive 50 percent of net revenue for licensed music. A lawsuit on behalf of Eminem last year set a precedent that digital sales count as a license rather than a traditional sale, as is the case with LPs and CDs. A number of other artists, including Peter Frampton, Toto, Public Enemy and Kenny Rogers, are also pursuing similar legal battles hoping to score unpaid royalties and improve their rate in the future.

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'Spider-Man' Producers Settle With Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor attends the opening night of 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' at the Foxwoods Theater in New York.

The producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark have settled their legal dispute with a trade association representing the musical's former director, Julie Taymor. Under the agreement, Taymor will receive full royalty fees for work as a director through the production's duration, as well as undisclosed fees for her work in developing the show.

"The litigation between us is over, and we are hopeful that any remaining issues between the producer and Ms. Taymor regarding her role as author can also be resolved to the satisfaction of all," said Karen Azenberg, president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the group that represented Taymor, in a statement released today.

Taymor filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Spider-Man producers last year, claiming that they made "unauthorized and unlawful use" of the material she developed for the show in adapting the Marvel Comics superhero for the stage. The producers filed a countersuit against her last month, accusing her of endangering the very expensive production's chances of commercial success by "developing a dark, disjointed and hallucinogenic musical."

Regardless of Taymor's eccentric storyline and horrendous reviews from critics, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been a massive success on Broadway, particularly after it was reworked with greater creative input from songwriters Bono and the Edge of U2.

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'Spider-Man' Producers Settle With Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor attends the opening night of 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' at the Foxwoods Theater in New York.

The producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark have settled their legal dispute with a trade association representing the musical's former director, Julie Taymor. Under the agreement, Taymor will receive full royalty fees for work as a director through the production's duration, as well as undisclosed fees for her work in developing the show.

"The litigation between us is over, and we are hopeful that any remaining issues between the producer and Ms. Taymor regarding her role as author can also be resolved to the satisfaction of all," said Karen Azenberg, president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the group that represented Taymor, in a statement released today.

Taymor filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Spider-Man producers last year, claiming that they made "unauthorized and unlawful use" of the material she developed for the show in adapting the Marvel Comics superhero for the stage. The producers filed a countersuit against her last month, accusing her of endangering the very expensive production's chances of commercial success by "developing a dark, disjointed and hallucinogenic musical."

Regardless of Taymor's eccentric storyline and horrendous reviews from critics, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been a massive success on Broadway, particularly after it was reworked with greater creative input from songwriters Bono and the Edge of U2.

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