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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.
Trump's side is set to argue Grant never copyrighted the master for his 1983 hit "Electric Avenue." Grant sued Trump four years ago over the song's use in a campaign tweet making fun of Joe Biden.
A federal judge in Manhattan found Trump liable in the "Electric Avenue" copyright case, saying he offered no real defense for using the song.
The 1983 hit, which made Grant one of the first Black artists to be played on MTV, is named after Electric Avenue in South London’s Brixton, and it was written after riots against over-policing ...
Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) [10] is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound and socially conscious lyrics; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, African polyrhythms, and Latin music genres such as samba, among many others. [11]
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]
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.