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Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon's request to bar the use of the band's songs in an upcoming TV series was denied by a judge in Great Britain on Monday after Lydon was sued by former Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook. A British judge ruled that songs by punk trailblazers the Sex Pistols can be used in a forthcoming TV series despite the opposition of former frontman Lydon.

John Lydon, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, has lost a court case with his former band mates, drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones, over the usage of the group’s songs in the upcoming Danny Boyle-directed TV series Pistol.

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, has today (August 23) lost his legal battle against his former bandmates.Lydon was being sued by two former bandmembers after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s upcoming biopic series, Pistols.Guitarist Steve Jones – whose 2016 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol serves as the basis for the show – and drummer Paul Cook legally challenged Lydon’s veto, with their lawyer Edmund Cullen appearing in the High

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John Lydon’s legal rep yesterday told the High Court in London that the Sex Pistols have always worked on the assumption that licensing deals will only be done with unanimous approval of the band’s members, and therefore an old band agreement that says only majority approval is required should be set aside.Mark Cunningham presented his closing arguments at the end of a lively court dispute between Lydon and his former bandmates Paul Cook and Steve Jones.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including The Sex Pistols’ appearance in the High Court in a dispute over a sync deal to include the band’s music in a new show directed by Danny Boyle based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones, plus Sony Music’s lawsuit against sportswear brand Gymshark accusing it of using unlicensed music in social media promos for years.SECTION TIMES01: Streaming royalties (00:12:49)02: Sainsbury’s

A lawyer who represents John Lydon yesterday said that he’d been working for the musician for four years before even being aware of any 1988 band agreement between members of the Sex Pistols that allows for licensing deals to be done if a majority of said members agree.

LONDON -- Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon said Wednesday that he’s “heart and soul” against letting the band’s songs be used in an upcoming television drama about the pioneering punk outfit, dismissing the TV series as “nonsense.”Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, is being sued by guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook, who want the songs to feature in “Pistol,” a Disney-backed series based on a memoir by Jones.Lydon says the songs can’t be licensed without his consent, but Cook

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has hit out at a contract at the centre of a legal dispute between him and his ex-bandmates, likening it to “slavery”.Lydon, best known as Johnny Rotten, is currently being sued by former bandmates Paul Cook and Steve Jones so that the group’s iconic back catalogue can be used in Pistol, Danny Boyle’s upcoming TV show about the band’s trailblazing history.Cook and Jones have said a band member agreement (BMA) was formed in 1998 to enable licensing decisions to be

Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols previously chose not to enforce a 1988 band agreement in a bid to maintain a better relationship with former bandmate John Lydon, the outfit having reunited at various points over the years of course. However, now Jones and Cook have gone legal over said agreement, the band is probably “gone for good”.

Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook has said that the band is “probably gone for good” amid the ongoing legal dispute with John Lydon.Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) is being sued by two of his former bandmates – Cook and guitarist Steve Jones – after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s biopic series, Pistol.The Pistols’ original bassist Glen Matlock and the estate of late bassist Sid Vicious both support their music being featured in Boyle’s show.

LONDON -- Former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones said Friday that he dislikes former bandmate John Lydon and hasn’t spoken to him since 2008 but denied that a TV series about the band would make the singer once known as Johnny Rotten look bad.The punk icons’ fractious relationship is at the heart of a legal dispute over the use of the band's songs in the Danny Boyle-directed series “Pistol.”Jones and drummer Peter Cook are suing Lydon at Britain’s High Court for the right to license the band’s

A legal squabble between members of the Sex Pistols reached the High Court in London yesterday. Officially it’s a dispute over whether or not John Lydon can block the licensing of the band’s music for a new TV series based on the memoir of his former bandmate Steve Jones.

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Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated FX Sex Pistols biopic Pistol has run into the moshpit of a band at war, as it has emerged that John Lydon (better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten) wants to block use of the band’s music in the series.

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon is being sued by two former bandmates after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s biopic series, Pistols.Guitarist Steve Jones – whose 2016 memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol, serves as the basis for the show – and drummer Paul Cook are legally challenging Lydon’s veto, with their lawyer Edmund Cullen appearing in the High Court yesterday (July 15).As per The Associated Press, Cullen said a band agreement made in 1998 stated

Two former members of the Sex Pistols are suing singer Johnny Rotten for the right to use the band’s songs in an upcoming television series about the anarchic punk rock icons. Guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook want the songs to appear in "Pistol," a television series based on a memoir by Jones.

John Lydon has called upcoming Sex Pistol’s TV drama ‘Pistol’ – directed by Danny Boyle – “the most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure”. Although the series has not aired yet and he has not seen any of it.

John Lydon has receded from the spotlight in recent years to focus on caring for wife Nora Forster, who has Alzeimer’s.

The Sex Pistols are said to be “over once and for all” after reportedly becoming locked in a fresh lawsuit over royalties.According to The Sun, guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook have launched a lawsuit against former bandmates John Lydon and Glen Matlock for breach of contract, as the pair believe they are owed money.It is said that the former bandmates are now no longer on speaking terms and will only communicate through their lawyers.“The guys have always had a pretty fiery

Sparks will be released in US and Canadian cinemas later this year.The Sparks Brothers takes a deep dive into the careers of Ron and Russell Mael over five decades, complete with an archive of TV and concert clips. A string of musical guests were interviewed for the documentary, including Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers.The Sparks Brothers premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

Naman Ramachandran Thomas Brodie-Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”) and Talulah Riley (“Westworld”) have joined the cast of Danny Boyle’s FX series “Pistol.”Principal photography has begun in London on the six-episode limited series about the Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones, based on his memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.” “Pistol” is executive produced and directed by Boyle, created by Craig Pearce, and written by Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce.Due to air in 2022 on FX on Hulu, the

Pistol – Danny Boyle’s new biopic series about the life and times of the Sex Pistols.Based on guitarist Steve Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the limited FX series has lined up a stellar cast including Game of Thrones‘ Maisie Williams, who will play punk icon Jordan (aka Pamela Rooke), and Babyteeth‘s Toby Wallace as Jones.In the first image from the series, Wallace appears to be an uncanny fit as Jones, alongside Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Louis Partridge as Sid

FX is moving forward with a limited series all about the influential punk rock band the Sex Pistols. The band formed in the early 1970s and would go on to revolutionize the rock music scene going into the 1980s with their politically charged lyrics and often violent live performances.

Royalty, scandal and changes in fashion. All things I imagine I’d see if I could be bothered to watch ‘The Crown’.

Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is stepping behind the camera for a limited series based on Sex Pistols star Steve Jones’ memoir.Boyle will direct and executive produce Pistol, which has been created by Moulin Rouge! screenwriter Craig Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce, while Toby Wallace will play punk icon Jones.Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has also signed on to play punk ‘It’ girl Pamela Rooke, aka Jordan, and Jones’ fellow Sex Pistols will be played by Anson Boon (John Lydon), Louis

A TV drama about the Sex Pistols has been announced.

Anarchy is coming to TV.