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Electric Avenue was formed in 2013 when a group of musicians came together to perform 1980s music for a one-time event. [4] [5] Following shifts in the music industry influenced by platforms like Napster and iTunes, which impacted traditional album sales, the group decided to become a permanent tribute band. [4]
"Electric Avenue" is a song by Guyanese-British musician Eddy Grant. Written and produced by Grant, it was released on his 1982 studio album Killer on the Rampage. In the United States, with the help of the MTV music video he made, it was one of the biggest hits of 1983. The song refers to Electric Avenue in London during the 1981 Brixton riot.
A federal judge in Manhattan found Trump liable in the "Electric Avenue" copyright case, saying he offered no real defense for using the song.
On Monday, Donald Trump lost a lawsuit against singer Eddy Grant over the his usage of the song "Electric Avenue" in a 2020 campaign ad.
Electric Avenue was originally recorded before it was released on the Greatest Hits album. Trump's lawyer argued that the individual songs in Dylan's "The Basement Tapes" and Swift's "Taylor's ...
Electric Avenue (New Zealand festival) is a music festival held in Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand; A seafront arcade in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England; Electric Avenue (band), an American music band known for their performances of 1980s pop hits
Electric Avenue was formed in 2013 when a group of musicians came together to perform 1980s music for a one-time event. [4] [5] Following shifts in the music industry influenced by platforms like Napster and iTunes, which impacted traditional album sales, the group decided to become a permanent tribute band. [4]
Grant (second from top) as a member of the R&B/pop-rock band the Equals, photographed in April 1968 in Amsterdam. In 1965, Grant formed the Equals, playing guitar and singing background vocals, and the band had two hit albums and a minor hit with the single "I Get So Excited" before having a number one hit in 1968 with his song "Baby, Come Back". [18]