Gretchen Wilson vs. Black Crowes

August 1st, 2008

Gretchen Wilson may have found herself in a little bit of hot water. Highly successful rock band, The Black Crowes, have accused Gretchen of Copyright Infringement on her song “Work Hard, Play Harder.” The Crowes believe the song is based partly on their 1991 hit, “Jealous Again”…so strongly are the similarities, the Black Crowes manager says “We find the musical verses of Wilson’s song to be such an obvious example of copyright infringement that I expect all parties to reach a relatively quick resolution to avoid litigation.” A spokesman for team Gretchen said that the singer has no comment. The song was written by Gretchen Wilson, John Rich and Vicky McGehee and is currently being used in ads on the TNT television network for their show, Saving Grace. Sony BMG and J. Money Music were also recipients of copyright infringement notices regarding the song.