Scarlett Johansson/Este Haim Band the Singles Get Cease-and-Desist Over Name

Last week, Scarlett Johansson, along with Este Haim of Haim, Holly Miranda, Kendra Morris, and Julia Haltigan, put out a song called “Candy” under the band name the Singles. But another band called the Singles, who are also based in Los Angeles and have been around since 1999, have issued a cease-and-desist to Johansson’s representatives, alleging trademark infringement.

“I woke up one morning and learned from the news that our band name was literally just taken by someone else as their own,” frontman Vincent Frederick wrote in a press release announcing the legal action. “It’s hard to believe that any musician would do something like that to another band. The Singles has been my life for the past 16 years. We have worked so incredibly hard to make it a success.”

He added: “Our band, The Singles, has an account on nearly all social media sites and our music is available in record shops, on iTunes, SoundCloud, and other websites. Just a simple search on Google would have revealed that ‘The Singles’ was already a band name being used by another pop/rock band – our band.”

“Candy” is set to be released on Dave Sitek’s Federal Prism label.

“The idea was to write super-pop dance music written and performed by girls,” Johansson said of her new band. “I love Grimes. And I love the Bangles. And I love the Go-Go’s. I wanted it to be like those bands: ultra pop but also a little ironic, a little in on the joke.”

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