Estelle Wants Compensation for 'Magnificent' Track

U.K. import Estelle may have a big payday coming her way. "We're screaming at everybody," the singer joked. "Everyone's got their lawyers out right now. I just get to sit back -- 'I want three-hundred grand.'" The rapper/singer's song 'Magnificent' was featured on the soundtrack to the the film '21,' about a group of college students that win big when a professor teaches them an amazing card counting scheme. Sounds great, right? Apparently, Estelle was never compensated for the film's use of her track. Read the full story.

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