Heartbreaking Legal News About America’s All-Time Favorite Pop Duo
CIRCA 1970: Photo of Hall & Oates
As we discussed this morning, this news is very upsetting for their fans.
Daryl Hall and John Oates ruled the eighties with some awesome music. In fact, they’re the most successful musical duo of all time. I love Daryl Hall’s “Live from Daryl’s House,” and the episodes with John Oates.
Hearing Today
A hearing regarding the legal dispute between Daryl Hall and John Oates is set for this morning, November 30 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The reason for the hearing is to rule on the temporary injunction that Daryl Hall has requested against John Oates. Tennessean.com reports that “the issue according to court documents is Oates’ plan to sell 100% of his interest in his and Hall’s limited liability partnership, Whole Oates Enterprises LLP.”
Hall’s Complaint
According to the documents, Oates’ plan to do so is unauthorized. Because he can’t sell his part of the company without Hall’s consent, which he did not obtain. Hall says in the documents that Oates and his co-defendants, including his wife Aimee, engaged in the transaction “completely behind my back and without my written approval.”
Furthermore, the documents allege, that Oates shared confidential information about the LLP with his prospective buyer, Primary Wave Music, without getting Hall’s permission.
Hall goes on to claim that, “most egregiously,” Oates did this while they were in the middle of a mediation to determine what was going to happen with the assets of Whole Oates Enterprises.
As a result, Hall is saying Oates’ actions represent an “indisputable breach of contract,” as well as a “completely clandestine and bad faith move,” which is why he wants an injunction against Oates’ alleged deal with Primary Wave.
Hall further claims that Oates’ actions have caused “tremendous upheaval, harm and difficulty in my life.” He also said that they happened while he was “in the middle of a tour and needs to focus and perform at top level.”
Hall concludes, “Respectfully, he must be stopped from this latest wrongdoing and his malicious conduct reigned in once and for all.”
There doesn’t seem to be a response from John Oates, but we’ll see what this morning’s hearing brings. It sounds pretty bad, but let’s hold out hope that they can reconcile and move on.
The World’s Most Distracting Songs to Listen to While Driving
With the holiday season approaching and people planning to hit the roads to celebrate Thanksgiving with their loved ones, a well-curated music playlist can enhance the journey. However, it’s important to choose tunes that won’t compromise your safety; some songs that may be really catchy may also be potentially hazardous. The team at Compare the Market Australia are experts in understanding how distracted driving could impact your car insurance policy. And they wanted to do their own research into the matter. The company took into account four factors to determine what songs are the world’s most distracting: BPM (beats per minute), energy score, danceability, and loudness. The higher each of these songs possesses, the more dangerous it is to drive to.
General Manager of General Insurance at Compare the Market Australia, Adrian Taylor, stated: “Selecting the right music while driving is more than just a matter of personal taste; it can be an issue of road safety. Being distracted by your favorite song could lead to you driving unsafely, which – as well as increasing the risk of an accident – could also increase your insurance premiums if you end up with tickets or a bad driving history. No matter what songs you listen to, it is important to focus on driving, both for your safety and the safety of others.”
The company analyzed the most popular driving playlist, consisting of over 500 songs on a popular streaming site. Each factor was given a score from 0 to 1, and these were then averaged together and written as a percentage to get the overall distraction score. Compare the Market Australia used an API song analysis tool to sort the music. The songs ranged from current hits to ’80s classics by Michael Jackson.
Take a look below at the ten most distracting songs to listen to while driving:
Joel Katz is the Morning Show Personality, Assistant Program Director, Podcast Host, Voiceover artist, audio producer, and Digital Content Writer for Magic 98.3. Joel has been working in New Jersey radio since college and started at Magic in 2002 as the Morning Show Host, “I can’t think of another place where I’d fit more perfectly; it’s just a great company with awesome people.” Joel is married to Kathleen, his elementary school sweetheart (they were each other’s first dates at age 9), shares a birthday with his oldest son, Ty, and has twins, Kiera and Liam. Joel runs at least 3.1 miles every day and enjoys playing basketball, doing laundry, saving his turn signal for when he really needs it, kissing dogs through a fence, using coasters, making that cool noise by rubbing his fingers on balloons, and chasing after ping pong balls on a windy cruise ship.
