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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including a legal settlement that will see 666 pairs of Nike trainers that were turned – without the sportswear brand’s permission – into Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes recalled, plus the merger of Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings with the South Korean music company formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment, HYBE. SECTION TIMES 01: Satan Shoes (00:06:41) 02: HYBE and Ithaca (00:21:13) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Nike launches lawsuit over Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes • Satan Shoes maker responds to Nike lawsuit – it’s all just “conceptual art” • Nike and MSCHF reach settlement over Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes • BTS and Bieber among the artists welcoming the big HYBE Ithaca merger • HYBE x Ithaca Holdings deal announcement video (YouTube) ALSO MENTIONED • Lordi to release seven albums (all at once) in 2021 • Taylor Swift to release new version of Fearless album “soon”

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the new songwriter campaign seeking to stop famous artists from grabbing a cut of the copyright in songs that they help make famous but don’t actually co-write, plus Ice Cube’s lawsuit against the “unscrupulous and predatory” Robinhood app. SECTION TIMES 01: Songwriters v Pop stars (00:03:58) 02: Ice Cube (00:21:14) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Songwriter group pushes back on superstar artists demanding a copyright cut on songs they didn’t co-write • Ice Cube sues “unscrupulous and predatory” Robinhood app for posting his photo on its website ALSO MENTIONED • FAC, MPA, MU and Sentric Music join Music Copyright Explained debate next Tuesday MORE FROM CMU • All about the TGE Conference • Buy delegate passes for TGE Online 2021 • Book your place on CMU’s weekly webinars • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Ama

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including new stats from trade bodies the IFPI and BPI showing that streaming kept the record industry in growth in 2020, despite COVID-19, plus the new campaign launched by the Ivors Academy calling on labels to better compensate songwriters for their work.  SECTION TIMES 01: Stats! Stats! Stats! (00:05:15) 02: #PaySongwriters (00:21:40) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Global record industry revenues grow 7.4% to $21.6 billion in COVID year • BPI stats show slowed growth for UK record label revenues in 2020 • Wider music copyright market grew by 7% to $31.6 billion in 2019 • Ivors Academy calls on labels to #PaySongwriters  DIRECT LINKS TO REPORTS • IFPI Global Music Industry Report 2021 • UK recorded music revenues grew 3.8% in 2020 (BPI) • Music needs to know how much it’s worth (Will Page/Tarzan Economics)  ALSO MENTIONED • Initial artists and

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Spotify’s new website formally laying out its positions on the different aspects of the economics of streaming debate, and calls for the Recording Academy to support publishing contract reform. SECTION TIMES 01: Spotify on the streaming economics (00:03:15) 02: The campaign against ‘minimum delivery and release commitment’ (00:28:23) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Spotify formally enters the economics of streaming debate with new Loud & Clear website • Songwriter groups call on Recording Academy to support campaign against minimum release commitments in publishing deals ALSO MENTIONED • Music Copyright Explained – download the new guide from the Intellectual Property Office and CMU Insights • Music Copyright Explained – sign up for free webinars • Setlist: Deezer’s big push to get support for user-centric royalty distribution (September

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from 2021 so far, including UK parliament’s inquiry into the economics of streaming, the debate around user-centric streaming royalties, and the issues facing UK musicians who want to tour Europe post-Brexit.  SECTION TIMES 01: Economics of streaming (00:07:33) 02: User-centric royalties (00:17:15) 03: Brexit and live music (00:23:31) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • UK parliament’s economics of streaming inquiry • SoundCloud announces shift to user-centric royalty distribution for its 100,000 independent creators • MU and ISM call for more urgency from government over post-Brexit touring issues ALSO MENTIONED • Spotify confirms launch in 85 new markets, plus new tools galore and high quality audio, in big announcements splurge • Jay-Z sells “significant majority” of Tidal to Jack Dorsey’s Square • Get the lowdown on the CMU+TGE programme at The Great Escape Online • New

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the UK’s Music Managers Forum and Featured Artists Coalition anger at PRS For Music's “unworkable” proposed royalty rates for livestreamed shows, plus our favourite music of 2020. SECTION TIMES 01: Livestream rates (00:04:43) 02: Tracks of 2020 (00:23:57) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • MMF and FAC hit out at proposed PRS royalty rate for livestreamed shows • On The CMU Stereo 2020 playlist ALSO MENTIONED • Taylor Swift releases her second surprise album of 2020 • Rina Sawayama barred from entering this year’s Mercury Prize for not being British enough (July 2020) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's weekly webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the accusations of corruption levelled at the Grammy Awards by The Weeknd and Halsey (among others) and whether the big US music industry awards show can ever escape criticism, plus the $3 million lawsuit launched by Chance The Rapper's former manager that calls his last album a “freestyle-driven product of sub-par quality”. SECTION TIMES 01: Grammy Awards (00:05:35) 02: Chance The Rapper (00:19:32) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Grammys fail to avoid controversy with 2021 nominations • Halsey says getting Grammys nominations is about “knowing the right people” • Ellie Goulding weighs in on music awards • Chance The Rapper sued for $3 million in commission by former manager ALSO MENTIONED • Culture select committee chair says he will name and shame anyone trying to stop artists from speaking out about streaming • Ousted Recording Academy CEO go

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the first parliamentary hearing in the culture select committee inquiry into the economics of streaming, plus Instagram's insistence that no one would ever confuse its Reels feature with US cable TV channel Reelz.  SECTION TIMES 01: Streaming inquiry (00:05:36) 02: Reels/z (00:28:35) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Performer ER in the spotlight at first parliamentary hearing on the economics of music streaming • No one would confuse Reels with Reelz, says Instagram ALSO MENTIONED • Setlist: Parliament probes the economics of streaming (from October 2020) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's weekly webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Taylor Swift's anger upon learning that the master rights in her first six albums have been sold without her knowledge for a second time, plus music publisher Wixen's lawsuit against TikTok rival Triller.  SECTION TIMES 01: Taylor Swift (00:08:24) 02: Triller (00:23:37) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Scooter Braun sells Taylor Swift’s first six albums to private equity firm for $300 million • Wixen sues Triller for copyright infringement ALSO MENTIONED • Warner Music creates new radio edit of Fairytale Of New York, to the annoyance of homophobia fans • Def Leppard re-record their old songs MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's weekly webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ticketmaster's proposal to use its app to verify that ticketholders have had a COVID-19 vaccination or negative test before attending shows, and the latest twist in the copyright infringement battle between Nirvana and fashion designer Marc Jacobs. SECTION TIMES 01: Ticketmaster (00:03:51) 02: Nirvana (00:18:04) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Ticketmaster planning to use app to verify COVID status, in hopes of return to full capacity shows in 2021 • Ticketmaster says it won’t be barring people from entering shows based on their COVID status (that’ll be the promoter’s job) • Nirvana company files another lawsuit over the band’s smiley face ALSO MENTIONED • Twitch responds to music takedown frenzy, says music licences will take time or may never happen • Boris Johnson gives cautious welcome to COVID-19 vaccine news (Sky News) MORE FROM CMU •

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Spotify's new pilot scheme allowing artists and labels to influence its music-selecting algorithm in return for a lower royalty rate, plus Live Nation's beaming positivity in the face of another round of definitely not positive financial results.  SECTION TIMES 01: Spotify algorithm (00:07:01) 02: Live Nation finances (00:27:39) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Spotify to allow artists and labels to influence its curation algorithm – in return for a royalty discount • Live Nation summer revenues down 95%, but company talks of cautious optimism and being prepared ALSO MENTIONED • IMPALA and CMU partner to launch digital intelligence facility One Step Ahead MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's end of year webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including global collecting society grouping CISAC's positive revenue stats for 2019 and very gloomy predictions for 2020, and the news that Harry Styles has invested in a new arena venue in Manchester. SECTION TIMES 01: CISAC figures (00:04:45) 02: Harry Styles (00:20:16) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Song right societies saw collections grow 8.4% in 2019, but fear a 35% drop in 2020 due to COVID • Harry Styles invests in new Manchester arena Co-op Live ALSO MENTIONED • Spotify boss discusses price rise strategies in latest investor report • US musicians group calls for cent-per-stream payouts in Justice At Spotify campaign MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU’s end of year webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the UK competition regulator's conclusion that a merged Viagogo and StubHub would likely result in a “substantial lessening of competition in the online secondary ticketing market” and proposal that the whole thing be called off, plus the new report that warns that 170,000 live industry jobs are at risk as a result of the UK government's response to COVID-19. SECTION TIMES 01: Viagogo/StubHub on the rocks (00:09:48) 02: Live music jobs in doubt (00:25:03) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • UK competition regulator remains opposed to Viagogo/StubHub merger after phase two investigation • Nearly 170,000 UK live sector jobs will be lost by the end of the year, industry warns in new report ALSO MENTIONED • Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland launches podcast from prison to tell his side of the story • Rishi Sunak forced to offer multibillion-pound job pack

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the announcement that the culture select committee of the UK Parliament is opening an inquiry into the economics of music streaming, and the music industry's positive response to the number of venues, festivals and other music organisations who will receive support from the Culture Recovery Fund. SECTION TIMES 01: Streaming inquiry (00:05:38) 02: Culture Recovery Fund (00:27:44) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Parliament’s culture select committee to investigate the economics of music streaming • UK music industry welcomes Culture Recovery Fund support for numerous venues and festivals, though COVID challenges remain • The Lexington still in perilous position despite receiving Culture Recovery Fund grant ALSO MENTIONED • BTS management company Big Hit proves a big hit on the South Korean stock market • CMU and MMF's 'Dissecting The Digital Dolla

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including BMG's announcement that it is eliminating a controversial, artist unfriendly clause from its record contracts and whether other labels might follow suit, plus what the members of BTS serving military service could mean for both the band and the South Korean economy. SECTION TIMES 01: BMG’s contracts (00:04:26) 02: BTS’s conscription (00:18:22) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • BMG to eliminate ‘controlled composition’ deductions in all record contracts • South Korean politician suggests BTS members should be offered “special alternative” to mandatory military service ALSO MENTIONED • Kickass founder disappears halting US extradition attempts • BTS are on the brink of enrolling in a major military nightmare (Wired) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU’s Autumn Webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Travis Scott being sued by gaming accessory company KontrolFreek over some (allegedly) dodgy thumbsticks that (allegedly) rip off the company's designs, and why John Lennon's former personal assistant is being sued for speaking publicly about his time as John Lennon's personal assistant.  SECTION TIMES 01: Travis Scott sued over thumbsticks (00:08:08) 02: John Lennon's former PA sued for talking (00:18:13) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Travis Scott sued over his Cactus Jack thumbsticks • Yoko Ono sues former John Lennon assistant over recent interview ALSO MENTIONED • Capital launches new 24/7 dance music radio station • McDonald’s recruits Travis Scott to sell burgers to The Kids • Bill Murray responds to Doobie Brothers’ copyright infringement claim • 'Good Ol Freda' trailer (YouTube) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's Autumn Webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar on

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including OfCom's announcement that it intends to investigate whether the BBC Sounds app is competing with commercial media, and YouTube hitting back at a lawsuit arguing that it should not enjoy protection under the copyright safe harbour because it doesn’t make its Content ID rights management system available to everyone.  SECTION TIMES 01: OfCom to investigate BBC Sounds (00:05:19) 02: YouTube defends Content ID access policy (00:20:42) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • MPs call for OfCom review of BBC Sounds app after new dance music service added • OfCom allows Radio 1 24/7 dance stream launch to go ahead, but will look at market position of BBC Sounds app • YouTube hits back against lawsuit over Content ID access ALSO MENTIONED • Kanye West says he'll give GOOD artists back their masters; Big Sean, Desiigner & 070 Shake rejoice (Billboard) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's Autumn Webin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Kanye West's big dispute over the structure of record company deals with artists (and the contents of the deals he dumped on Twitter), and Facebook's deals with the music industry to include music in video game livestreams on its Twitch rival Facebook Gaming. SECTION TIMES 01: Kanye v Universal (00:05:19) 02: Facebook Gaming (00:29:51) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Kanye West hits out at Universal and Sony in latest Twitter rant • Kanye West publishes his Universal Music contracts as anti-label Twitter rant continues • Facebook secures music deals for its gaming app • SACEM announces licensing deal with Twitch ALSO MENTIONED • Nicki Minaj wins one element of her Tracy Chapman copyright dispute, but the wider case will go to a jury MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU’s Autumn Webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the increase in US record revenues, the cost of ‘Boris’ Johnson’s ‘Operation Moonshot’, the boost in users of Fender’s guitar tuition app, the settlement reached in the legal battle between Sony Music and the estate of 1950s pop star Ricky Nelson, and the festivals people have most been pining for on Spotify. SECTION TIMES 01: RIAA figures (00:06:32) 02: Operation Moonshot (00:15:50) 03: Fender sale boom (00:22:48) 04: Ricky Nelson (00:26:50) 05: Spotify festival playlists (00:31:05) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • RIAA stats show record industry mainly COVID immune thanks to streaming • UK government’s Operation Moonshot could get full-capacity gigs back up and running – but experts question how realistic the plans really are • Everyone is playing guitar now • Sony Music settles dispute over deductions on foreign streaming royalties  ALSO MENTIONED • Hipgnosis buys independent publisher Big De

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the Ford motor company's accusation that production music library Freeplay Music intentionally chose a name to make it seem like its music was free to use in order to sue it (and others) for copyright infringement, plus the crackdown on the boom in illegal raves during the pandemic. SECTION TIMES 01: Ford v Freeplay Music (00:04:59) 02: Crackdown on illegal raves (00:22:29) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Ford accuses music library Freeplay of "bait-and-switch", because its free music isn't always free • UK police have a go at cracking down on some COVID-rule-busting illegal raves ALSO MENTIONED • BBC backtracks on wordless Rule, Britannia plan MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's Autumn Webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin