The family of Marvin Gaye have won a multi-million payout after it was deemed that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied elements of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" and ordered the pair to pay nearly $7.4 million to the late singer's three children.
Mototown legend Gaye, who died in 1984 after being fatally shot by his father, had huge worldwide hits with 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' and many others including Let's Get It On.
Marvin Gaye's impact within the industry changed the face of music forever and still to this day influences artists all over the world.
Marvin Gaye
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LONDON - 1964: R&B singer Marvin Gaye holds court at a press conference at Heathrow Airport in circa 1964 as he arrives in London, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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Photo of Marvin GAYE and Tammi TERRELL; Posed portrait of Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns) (credit:GAB Archive via Getty Images)
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Photo of Marvin GAYE, Posed studio portrait of Marvin Gaye (Photo by Echoes/Redferns) (credit:Echoes via Getty Images)
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait leaning against a mo-ped scooter in circa 1967. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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Soul singer Marvin Gaye enjoys an ice cream cone as he strolls down the boardwalk in circa 1965 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye performing on tv show (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) (credit:David Redfern via Getty Images)
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait in circa 1964 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait in circa 1964 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait in circa 1964 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait backstage at the Apollo Theater with female R&B vocal group 'Martha & The Vandellas' (Betty Kelly, Rosalind Ashford, and Martha Reeves) in 1962 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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&B singer Marvin Gaye plays piano at Freedomland Amusement Park in 1964 in Bronx, New York. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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Soul singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait on June 5, 1963 in New York City, New York. (Photo by PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Donaldson Collection via Getty Images)
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(L-R) Charles Barksdale, Marvin Gaye, James Nolan, Reese Palmer, Chester Simmons, and Harvey Fuqua (seated) of the doo wop group 'The Moonglows' pose for a portrait in 1959. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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Soul singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye at Golden West Studios in 1973 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jim Britt/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Britt via Getty Images)
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Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye around a microphone at the Motown recording studio in Detroit in 1965 in the United States. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns) (credit:Gilles Petard via Getty Images)
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USA Photo of Marvin GAYE, Portrait of Marvin Gaye, wearing hat (Photo by Gems/Redferns) (credit:Gems via Getty Images)
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Soul singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye at Golden West Studios in 1973 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jim Britt/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Britt via Getty Images)
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Photo of Marvin GAYE; Marvin Gaye portrait (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns) (credit:GAB Archive via Getty Images)
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Headshot of American soul singer Marvin Gaye (1939 - 1984), wearing a knit cap, 1977. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images) (credit:Pictorial Parade via Getty Images)
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R&B singer Marvin Gaye poses for a portrait at an event on October 31, Halloween of circa 1977 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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Marvin Gaye performs on stage at De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1st July 1980. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) (credit:Rob Verhorst via Getty Images)
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RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye performing on stage, barechested (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns) (credit:Ebet Roberts via Getty Images)
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ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye at Royal Albert Hall, London 1979 (Photo by David Corio/Redferns) (credit:David Corio via Getty Images)
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RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye performing on stage, barechested (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns) (credit:Ebet Roberts via Getty Images)
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Marvin Gaye (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage) (credit:Ron Galella via Getty Images)
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MOWTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER -- Pictured: Marvin Gaye -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank (credit:NBC via Getty Images)
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Marvin Gaye and children Frankie and Nona (Photo by Betty Galella/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** (credit:Betty Galella via Getty Images)
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ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye at Royal Albert Hall, London 1979 (Photo by David Corio/Redferns) (credit:David Corio via Getty Images)
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Soul singer Marvin Gaye plays in a celebrity basketball game at The Forum for The Soulville Foundation in August, 1977 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ed Caraeff/Getty Images) (credit:Ed Caraeff via Getty Images)
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6th October 1976: American soul singer Marvin Gaye (1939 - 1984) walking ahead of his Rolls Royce in Notting Hill, London. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Getty Images) (credit:John Minihan via Getty Images)
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SEPTEMBER 01: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye perfoming on stage (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) (credit:David Redfern via Getty Images)
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RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Photo of Marvin GAYE, Marvin Gaye performing on stage, singing to a woman (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) (credit:Richard E. Aaron via Getty Images)