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You're Bountiful: The Legal Saga of Singer James Blunt

By Corey Mitchell

You know the song. C?mon, even if you haven?t listened to the radio in 20 years or know how to spell I-Pod, you know the song. You know, the one with the guy who sings in that annoying falsetto ? You're beautiful. You're beautiful.You're beautiful, it's true.Even if you are a complete Luddite, you have probably heard James Blunt?s pervasive pop culture paean to passing strangers, "You?re Beautiful." The annoyingly cloying tune has made a fortune for the previously unknown singer-songwriter to the tune of 11 million copies sold of his debut album, Back to Bedlam. Subsequently, Blunt has made his U.S. record label, Atlantic Records, ridiculously wealthier to the tune of more than $100 million. Unfortunately, not everyone involved in this rags-to-riches tale of a musician-made-good is happy...continue to full post

Full post as published by Hollywood on Trial on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).