Never gonna get it, is RIGHT! The name that is, never gonna get the name. Two of the original members of En Vouge, Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis filled court papers back in 2012 to sue the other two members, Maxine Jones and Dawn Robinson. Maxine and Dawn were illegally touring under the name “EV,” after the group had split. Now, that can happen no more since a judge granted Cindy and Terry the legal rights to the name. They did own the rights to the LLC.
This music thing is nothing to play with. A long-time friendship like theirs, ruined over a name. SAD! Drop down bottom for more.
Cindy and Terry also, sued for damages, but the judge rejected that claim. Sorry girls. DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE GALLERY UP TOP!
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Fighting over a group name actually IS a really big deal because owning a name can mean the difference between getting alot of bookings or just getting a few jobs periodically. It can mean the difference between making big bucks performing at major venues or making a few hundred dollars performing at a local club. In most cases booking a popular group that is using a famous group name (such as ‘En Vogue’) will attract a much bigger crowd than booking 1 or more singers who were once members of the popular group, but are no longer using the group name.
If you give 100 En Vogue fans a choice between buying tickets to see “En Vogue” or buying tickets to see the original lead singer of En Vogue (now performing under a different name) most will choose to see “En Vogue” (or the group calling itself “En Vogue”) even if the group has only one or even no original members who actually sang on the records. That’s because people associate the name with the group’s hits and the group’s history and reputation. I don’t know the specific situation with En Vogue but I’m just using this example to illustrate my point that fro marketing perspective, the group name means alot more than who the actual members are.