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Richard Ashcroft Talks About ‘Emotional’ Legal Battle Over ‘Bittersweet Symphony’

On Thursday, nearly 22 years after the Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” was released, singer Richard Ashcroft announced that the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards assigned to him the ...

Richard Ashcroft Responds to Fan Shazaming The Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' at Oasis Show: 'We Can't Be Cultural Snobs'

"That’s a brand new fan, joining the team," the British musician told 'The Guardian' in a Monday, Nov. 3 interview ...
AV Club

The Rolling Stones finally allow "Bittersweet Symphony" writer to get his royalties

Today in happy news that is still tinged with a faint sense of sadness (is there a word for that?), NME is reporting that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have released their control of the rights to ...
Uproxx

The xx’s Oliver Sim And Romy Covered The Verve’s ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ Mashed Up With Fred Again’s ‘Strong’ And Ok, Wow

The xx can pretty much do whatever these want these days and it’s gonna sound spectacular. Now the lead up to a long-rumored upcoming album from The xx has been bearing solo fruit too. From Jamie xx’s ...
WRAL

The Verve's Richard Ashcroft finally secures 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' royalties after Rolling Stones legal battle

It's one of the biggest indie rock songs of all time -- and for 20 years British band The Verve didn't make a cent off "Bitter Sweet Symphony." It's one of the biggest indie rock songs of all time -- ...
Stereogum

Rolling Stones Return “Bitter Sweet Symphony” Songwriting Credit To The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft

The Rolling Stones have returned the songwriting credit for the Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” back to Richard Ashcroft. The song, the first single from the band’s 1997 album Urban Hymns, is at the ...
The Cheat Sheet

It ‘Was a Nightmare’ Getting ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ for ‘Cruel Intentions’

Cruel Intentions is a 1999 retelling of the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, set in the world of wealthy New York high schoolers. The cast included big names like Sarah Michelle Gellar, ...
American Songwriter

The Verve, “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

The angst and frustration of the lower class and disenfranchised youth have long played a role in popular music. In the UK, ‘60s anthems by the Who, songs of contempt for Prime Minister Margaret ...
Paste

The Rolling Stones Fork Over “Bitter Sweet Symphony” Royalties to The Verve

The Rolling Stones and The Verve seem to be more sweet on each other than bitter after resolving a 20-year dispute over songwriting credits for The Verve smash hit “Bitter Sweet Symphony.” The Verve’s ...
Vulture

The Rolling Stones Finally Give the Verve’s Lead Singer His ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ Credit

The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” is undoubtedly the biggest hit the band ever had, and thanks largely to Cruel Intensions, it is a truly iconic work for children of the 1990s. But for the past 22 ...
Variety

Rolling Stones Give ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ Songwriter Royalties to the Verve’s Richard Ashcroft

The song, a global hit in 1997, samples a segment of an orchestral version of the Jagger-Richards 1965 composition “The Last Time” from an album by erstwhile Stones manager and producer Andrew Loog ...