{"id":59214,"date":"2023-02-01T06:41:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T06:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/lil-jon-threatens-live-nation-festival-hes-not-even-playing-in\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T06:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T06:41:48","slug":"lil-jon-threatens-live-nation-festival-hes-not-even-playing-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/lil-jon-threatens-live-nation-festival-hes-not-even-playing-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Jon Threatens Live Nation Festival He&#8217;s Not Even Playing In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/?s=lil+john&amp;post_type=post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lil Jon<\/strong><\/a> has retained an lawyer after threatening <strong>Live Nation<\/strong>\u00a0for the usage of his music title \u201cLovers &amp; Friends\u201d for a pageant that he\u2019s not even scheduled to play in, in accordance with authorized paperwork obtained by\u00a0<strong><em>The Shade Room<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The information, first broke by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/01\/30\/lil-jon-live-nation-lawsuit-lovers-and-friends-usher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TMZ<\/strong><\/a><\/em> on Monday, confirmed court docket filings of Lil Jon\u2019s lawyer, filed towards Live Nation, having detailed his efforts to achieve a financial settlement with the wildly well-liked Las Vegas music pageant.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lil Jon Calls Out Live Nation Festival For Stealing His \u201cLovers &amp; Friends\u201d Title<\/h3>\n<p>The authorized doc states that the rapper had \u201ctrusted Live Nation to do the right thing,\u201d after claiming the concert-promoter\u2019s pageant was ripping off the King of Crunk\u2019s 2004 hit \u201cLovers &amp; Friends,\u201d that includes Usher and Ludacris.<\/p>\n<p>It goes on to say that the title of the music, and of the pageant in query, has grow to be \u201csynonymous\u201d with the rapper, and made point out of frequent legislation trademark infringement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33516\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33516\" src=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lil Jon Helps Fund A Second School In Ghana!\" width=\"1140\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-680x452.jpg 680w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-1980x1317.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-513216768-1140x758.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rapper Lil Jon performs as a DJ throughout Spike\u0092s \u201cBar Rescue\u201d a hundredth Episode Celebration with Jon Taffer at STK Midtown on March 1, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola\/Getty Images for Spike TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lil Jon reportedly instantly objected to the corporate\u2019s use of the title, and stated he had contacted Live Nation asking the place they obtained a license to make use of the \u201cLovers &amp; Friends\u201d title.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWe Don\u2019t Need No Stinking License!\u201d Lil Jon\u2019s Legal Document Claims Live Nation Replied<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Live Nation responded primarily \u201cwe don\u2019t need no stinking license!\u201d the authorized doc states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.59 --><\/p>\n<p>The threatening letter went on to say that Live Nation has since made the pageant an annual factor, additional angering Lil Jon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lovers &amp; Friends 2022 lineup is right here:<\/p>\n<p>Usher, Ciara, Nelly, Ludacris, Lil Jon, Ashanti, Trey Songz, Lauryn Hill + extra are on as performers. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be introduced by Live Nation, Snoop Dog, and Bobby Dee.<\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets begin at $175 and VIP tickets begin at $300. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mhEByS0GI1\">pic.twitter.com\/mhEByS0GI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MUSICXCLUSIVES (@MusicXclusives) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MusicXclusives\/status\/1420893163951034370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt best, this is a serious infringement of Lil Jon\u2019s common law trademark.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rapper Believes Concertgoers Will Believe He Is Involved In Festival Should Live Nation Refuse To Change Name<\/h3>\n<p>The rapper\u2019s authorized discover additionally famous that almost all concertgoers will assume he&#8217;s concerned with the pageant, based mostly solely of the pageant\u2019s title.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ghrGEq7yzG8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Jon &amp; The East Side Boyz - Lovers And Friends (feat. Usher &amp; Ludacris) (Official Audio)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ghrGEq7yzG8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The discover dismissed Live Nation\u2019s efforts to trademark the title with the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office, which the rapper\u2019s lawyer says \u201cdoesn&#8217;t alter the truth that Lil Jon owns the frequent legislation trademark of the title.<\/p>\n<p>The forceful authorized letter ended saying the rapper believes he can come to an settlement with Live Nation that might make each events glad.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lil Jon added he\u2019s not afraid to maneuver ahead with litigation and a lawsuit ought to no settlement come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n                                <!--  -->\n                            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p> fbq('init', '1743561565887263'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Lil Jon has retained an lawyer after threatening Live Nation\u00a0for the usage of his music title \u201cLovers &amp; Friends\u201d for a pageant that he\u2019s not even scheduled to play in, in accordance with authorized paperwork obtained by\u00a0The Shade Room. 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