New York Daily News

‘Funky’ suit vs. Mars & Ronson

- Peter Sblendorio Meera Jagannatha­n

ANOTHER GROUP of artists claim Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson ripped off their music in the 2014 hit “Uptown Funk.”

Collage — a 1980s funk band — fired off a lawsuit against Ronson, Mars and others, accusing them of swiping elements from their 1983 song “Young Girls” and using them in the chart-topping track.

Last year, the Gap Band won a lawsuit against Mars and Ronson on claims the duo used parts of their 1979 hit “Oops Upside Your Head.”

The band ended up getting 17% of all publishing royalties and writing credit on “Uptown Funk,” which has sold more than 6 million copies.

Another group, the Sequence, has also claimed “Uptown Funk” used portions of their hit “Funk You Up,” though they haven’t filed a lawsuit. PUERTO RICO has reported its first baby with the Zika-related defect microcepha­ly.

The infant was born in San Juan sometime in the past two weeks with the Zika-linked neurologic­al condition that renders the baby’s head smaller than expected, Health Secretary Ana Rius said Friday.

At least five other pregnant women on the island are expected to deliver babies with microcepha­ly between November and January, Rius said.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there are more than 28,000 locally acquired cases in Puerto Rico.

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