Lady Gaga accused of copying

  Lady Gaga on Friday was slapped with a lawsuit claiming her hit song "Judas" on the new album "Born This Way" was copied from a similar tune by a Chicago-based singer and songwriter.

Rebecca Francescatti, who filed the suit in US District Court in Illinois on Wednesday, alleges "Judas" infringes upon the copyright of her song "Juda," which she recorded in 1999.

The Chicago musician claims that "substantial original portions" of "Judas" were lifted from the song that she re-recorded in 2005 for her album, "It's All About You."

Francescatti's "Juda" was engineered by Brian Joseph Gaynor, a member of DJ White Shadow, which worked with Lady Gaga on her new album "Born This Way."

DJ White Shadow claims to have written 17 of 20 songs on "Born This Way," the suit says.

The suit seeks profits from the sale of the record or damages of an unspecified amount.

Gaynor, DJ White Shadow, Interscope Records and its parent company Universal Music Group are also named in the suit.

A spokeswoman for Lady Gaga was not immediately available for comment, and a spokesman for Interscope declined to comment.

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Filipino declared world's shortest man

A Filipino blacksmith's son who stopped growing when he was a toddler was declared the world's shortest man yesterday as he celebrated his 18th birthday.

Measuring just 59.93 centimetres, or 23.5 inches, Junrey Balawing is the oldest of four siblings -- the rest all of normal stature -- born in the rural town of Sindangan on southern Mindanao island.

"Officially he is the world's shortest man," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of the Guinness Book of World Records who measured Balawing in front of cheering relatives and villagers.

The previous record holder was Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who was measured in 2010 at just over 26 inches.

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Bangladesh’s pop guru Azam Khan Died

Bangladesh’s pop guru Azam Khan Died today Sunday 5th June 2011 in CHM Dhaka. He was the Pop King “Pop Guru” of Bangladesh. He start the band music trend in Bangladeshi Bangla(Bengali) Music.
Before that Bangladesh’s pop guru Azam Khan has been put on a life support system, his family said.

The legendary musician is in Square Hospitals for treatment of oral cancer.
Doctors there are saying nothing but that his brain is functioning, daughter Ema Khan told bdnews24.com.
They told the family he will be kept under observation for three to four days.

Bangladeshi Pop Guru Azam Khan

Azam Khan, or Mahbubul Haque Khan, born Feb 28, 1950 the capital’s Azimpur, is one of the pioneers of Bangla rock.
The Bangla pop maestro began his band Uchharon in the early 1070s. He fought in the Liberation War of 1971.
Azam Khan returned from Singapore in December last year after treatment for his oral cancer. He was admitted to Square Hospitals on May 22 when his health deteriorated.
He has released 17 solo albums to date. A large number of his songs were also released in mixed albums.
‘Ore Saleka, Ore Maleka’ is one of his songs that became very popular in the eighties.
Source: bdnews24.com

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