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"Mint Royale has hit out at Sony after the label failed to allow Dancing with the Stars to use a track. Neil Claxton, the Brit behind the act, took to his Twitter page today (November 19) to complain that he is missing out on exposure because of Sony&amp;#039;s refusal to clear the song for use.  &amp;quot;Just wanted to say thanks to Sony for not clearing my track to be used on Dancing with the Stars in the US. *sarcasm*,&amp;quot; he tweeted. Claxton added: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s the first time ever Dancing with the Stars hasn&amp;#039;t been able to clear a track. In 17 seasons. It&amp;#039;s as if SONY DON&amp;#039;T CARE.&amp;quot; Claxton went on to say that he is missing out as a result of the label&amp;#039;s reticence, writing: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not like it&amp;#039;s massive exposure with a decent upfront fee and likely to generate sales... THANKS SIMON.&amp;quot;  When a follower asked why the track wasn&amp;#039;t cleared, he replied: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very hard to say why, they just put up so many obstacles the production company have given up... There are complications with the Gene Kelly sample, but they overcame them to clear it for [Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent winner] George Sampson to appear on Oprah.&amp;quot; Claxton then retweeted a news story about redundancies at Sony Entertainment, adding: &amp;quot;Maybe they should clear a few more tracks and they might not need to make people redundant.&amp;quot; Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays on ABC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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