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Los Angeles pop\/rock band The Singles have hired legal counsel following the release of a single, \u201cCandy,\u201d by\u00a0Scarlett Johansson, Holly Miranda, Kendra Morris, Julia Haltigan, and Este\u00a0Haim, using the same band name, \u201cThe Singles.\u201d A cease and desist demand has been issued by The Singles\u2019 lawyer to the representatives for Johansson and the new all-girl group, alleging\u00a0trademark infringement and a variety of other legal claims. <\/div>\n
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Founded by Vincent Frederick, The Singles have been continuously making music, recording, touring, and using the band name \u201cThe Singles\u201d since 1999. With an extensive discography that spans nearly two decades, The Singles have produced a full repertoire of LPs, EPs, singles and tracks over the years, and have toured across the nation and internationally, playing approximately 100 shows in 2014 alone. The Singles\u2019 videos on YouTube have been viewed more than 75,000 times.<\/div>\n
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The Singles\u2019 lead\/frontman Frederick was surprised to hear about the release of \u201cCandy\u201d by Johansson and the other members of the girl group using the name \u201cThe Singles.\u201d \u201cI woke up one morning and learned from the news that our band name was literally just taken by someone else as their own.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s hard to believe that any musician would do something like that to another band,\u201d said Frederick. \u201cThe Singles has been my life for the past 16 years. We have worked so incredibly hard to make it a success.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Since \u201cCandy\u201d debuted on February 20, 2015, fans online and across social media have expressed surprise and confusion over the release of the song and why\u00a0Scarlett Johansson, Holly Miranda, Kendra Morris, Julia\u00a0Haltigan, and Este\u00a0Haim\u00a0released the single using the band\u2019s name, instead of picking a new band name not already in use. \u201cI don\u2019t understand it,\u201d said Frederick. \u201cOur band, The Singles, has an account on nearly all social media sites and our music is available in record shops, on iTunes,\u00a0SoundCloud, and other websites. Just a simple search on Google would have revealed that \u2018The Singles\u2019 was already a band name being used by another pop\/rock band \u2013 our band.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The Singles\u2019 legal counsel has issued a demand to representatives for Johansson and the new all-girl group demanding that they halt using the name \u201cThe Singles,\u201d any further, and that The Singles will consider legal action if a resolution is not reached.<\/div>\n
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