The Big Payback: How Pharrell Williams Is Breaking the Chains of the Music Industry’s Troubled Past

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got a restraining order against John Oates — his blue-eyed-soul brother in the best-selling duo in pop history — it seemed as if the pair that ruled the ’80s with their big hair and even bigger hooks had shockingly lost all of “that lovin’ feelin’” for each other.But as wild as it first seemed, this was not about physical protection — this was strictly a business move to block Oates from selling his share in the pair’s Whole Oats Enterprises to music publishing company Primary Wave.And while Oates can’t discuss the ongoing legal battle amid the breakup that had many of us vacillating between “I Can’t Go for That” and “Say It Isn’t So,” he’s still singing his longtime partner’s praises — even as he begins the next act of his career with “Reunion,” his new solo album, out Friday.“Daryl’s voice was the one that was on all the hits … And you know, listen, Daryl’s one of the greatest singers of all time,” Oates told The Post outside of the former site of the Gaslight Cafe, the Greenwich Village coffeehouse where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame duo played their first New York show together in the late ’60s — when they were both in different groups.“And so when you’re with one of the greatest singers of all time, of course you’re not going to be the frontman.

Former CBS Media Ventures licensing and distribution executive Jonathan Bingaman has been named President, Domestic Multi-Platform Licensing & Distribution for Paramount Global Content Distribution. He will report to Dan Cohen, Chief Content Licensing Officer, Paramount Global and President, Republic Pictures, who announced the appointment in a note to staff.

estranged wife Friday to remove an Instagram post from her account, claiming the post has severely damaged his reputation, according to a report. Brown, 45, alleges that a post on 33-year-old model Kelly Yazdi’s Instagram account violated a confidentiality agreement she had signed with him, court documents obtained by TMZ showed.The “Chicken Fried” singer is hoping a judge will prevent Yazdi from making false, harmful, or defamatory remarksThe “Colder Weather” artist is seeking emergency injunctive relief in the shape of a temporary restraining order that will force her to remove the post.The court has yet to make a ruling on the matter, the outlet added.In one of her posts on Instagram, before the lawsuit was filed, Yazdi was captured walking into a pool with a lengthy caption discussing an abusive relationship.“Projections.