R. Kelly Records Song for Survivors of Newtown Shooting

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R. Kelly has written and recorded a new track paying tribute to the survivors of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Rap-Up reports. "I Know You Are Hurting" is an uplifting, gospel-tinged track that features choirs of children and adults, though Kelly cedes the spotlight to the kids. "I know you're hurting / I hear you crying, but come tomorrow, there's a place you can go," they sing. It's a much needed dose of positivity.

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A local promotor and newspaper editor in Newtown are looking for acts for benefit shows to support the community and survivors of the shooting. They have secured open dates for late January and early February at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

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R. Kelly Records Song for Survivors of Newtown Shooting

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R. Kelly has written and recorded a new track paying tribute to the survivors of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Rap-Up reports. "I Know You Are Hurting" is an uplifting, gospel-tinged track that features choirs of children and adults, though Kelly cedes the spotlight to the kids. "I know you're hurting / I hear you crying, but come tomorrow, there's a place you can go," they sing. It's a much needed dose of positivity.

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A local promotor and newspaper editor in Newtown are looking for acts for benefit shows to support the community and survivors of the shooting. They have secured open dates for late January and early February at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

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Newt Gingrich Sued For Using Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' at Rallies

Newt Gingrich addresses a campaign rally in Jacksonville, Florida.

Survivor, the band behind the Grammy-winning Rocky III theme "Eye of the Tiger," are suing Newt Gingrich for using the tune at his recent campaign rallies. The suit, which was filed in Illinois federal court on behalf of Rude Music Inc – a company owned by the song's co-author, Frank Sullivan – claims that the Republican presidential hopeful used the tune without authorization. Sullivan is demanding an injunction to put a stop to Gingrich's use of "Eye of the Tiger" as entrance music.

Just a few days ago, Gingrich was hit with a separate cease and desist notice ordering him to stop using the Heavy's "How You Like Me Now?" on the campaign trail.

Gingrich is hardly the first Republican politician to be sued for using a hit song in a campaign rally. In recent years, Tom Petty and Katrina and the Waves sent Michele Bachmann a cease-and-desist letter last year, David Byrne sued Florida ex-governor Charlie Crist for using the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere," Don Henley filed papers against California senate candidate Chuck DeVore for using "Boys of Summer" and Jackson Browne filed a suit against John McCain for his use of "Running on Empty." None of these suits ever went to trial, and most were either settled or the politician agreed to drop the song.

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Newt Gingrich Sued For Using Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' at Rallies

Newt Gingrich addresses a campaign rally in Jacksonville, Florida.

Survivor, the band behind the Grammy-winning Rocky III theme "Eye of the Tiger," are suing Newt Gingrich for using the tune at his recent campaign rallies. The suit, which was filed in Illinois federal court on behalf of Rude Music Inc – a company owned by the song's co-author, Frank Sullivan – claims that the Republican presidential hopeful used the tune without authorization. Sullivan is demanding an injunction to put a stop to Gingrich's use of "Eye of the Tiger" as entrance music.

Just a few days ago, Gingrich was hit with a separate cease and desist notice ordering him to stop using the Heavy's "How You Like Me Now?" on the campaign trail.

Gingrich is hardly the first Republican politician to be sued for using a hit song in a campaign rally. In recent years, Tom Petty and Katrina and the Waves sent Michele Bachmann a cease-and-desist letter last year, David Byrne sued Florida ex-governor Charlie Crist for using the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere," Don Henley filed papers against California senate candidate Chuck DeVore for using "Boys of Summer" and Jackson Browne filed a suit against John McCain for his use of "Running on Empty." None of these suits ever went to trial, and most were either settled or the politician agreed to drop the song.

To read the new issue of Rolling Stone online, plus the entire RS archive: Click Here

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