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Happy birthday to you! Everyone knows the traditional birthday song. But did you know that there are countless other songs about birthdays that are reflective and fun for celebrating your big day ...
The ‘Happy Birthday’ song, which people have used to celebrate for over 100 years, is getting a remodel thanks to TikTok. During May, Danyell Randall (@yellz_lesspartywithyellz) celebrated her ...
At a well preserved 122 years old, "Happy Birthday to You," the most frequently sung English song in the world, has never looked better.
For generations, "Happy Birthday" — a tune sung to almost every American every single year of his or her life — has made millions of dollars for its aggressive copyright owners.
The basic "Happy Birthday" tune, derived from another popular children's song, "Good Morning to All," has long been in the public domain, and King's decision, though it could be appealed, makes ...
It may be the world's most popular song, but to perform it on TV and in movies requires a license fee. A new class action lawsuit aims to change that.
Billboard's best birthday songs of all time.“Birthday Boy” by Pet Shop Boys is kind of a birthday song, but it’s also kind of a Christmas song — and it sounds like it could be about the ...
"Happy Birthday to You" is sung everywhere, but because it's copyrighted, it's rarely heard on TV or in movies. A filmmaker has filed a lawsuit seeking to make the song part of the public domain.
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over whether "Happy Birthday to You" — one of the best-known and beloved songs in the world — is owned by a music publisher who earned millions by ...
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that “Happy Birthday to You” does not belong to the mega music corporation that has long claimed it. Instead, the world’s most popular song belongs ...
A federal judge in California on Tuesday invalidated the copyright on the “Happy Birthday to You” song, meaning producers would no longer have to pay licensing fees to feature the popular song ...
Billboard's best birthday songs of all time.Okay, “22” only fully works as a birthday song when the listener is actually turning 22 — but its impact on the demographic is so vast, it’s ...