Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke made $16.5million from their 2013 smash hit single, Blurred Lines, but a court has ordered them to give $7.4 million of that money to Marvin Gaye’s family
The court determined yesterday March 10th that the singers copied elements of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give it Up” for Blurred Lines, which was written and produced by Pharrell.
The court decided that Gaye’s family should receive $4million in damages and $3.4 million in profits from the song, with Thicke forced to pay $1.7million from his own pocket and Pharrell $1.6million. T.I only rapped in the song so he wasn’t involved in the lawsui