MUSIC NEWS: MARVIN GAYE’S FAMILY SETTLES “BLURRED LINES” LAWSUIT / JOJO SIGNS ON w/ ATLANTIC RECORDS

Marvin Gaye’s family and publishing company Sony/ATV have reached an undisclosed settlement with the “Blurred Lines” lawsuit that began last year. [...] They also filed a lawsuit against EMI April, a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, that owns publishing rights to both “Blurred Lines” and “Got to Give It Up.” Gaye’s children are citing that EMI April failed to protect their father’s catalog of music. Initially EMI said the charges were “frivolous” but apparently since they decided to settle, their must have been something to the Gaye’s claims.