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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 StubHub being sued over changes to its refund policy as the COVID-19 crisis wreaks havoc on the live industry, and the dismissal of a song-theft lawsuit over ‘You Raise Me Up’. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • StubHub sued over COVID-19 change to its FanProtect guarantee scheme • US court dismisses You Raise Me Up song-theft case, criticises musicologist report ALSO MENTIONED • CMU's Lockdown Webinars • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including former Paradigm agent Debbee Klein suing her now ex-employer over redundancies – specifically her redundancy – made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, plus Public Enemy’s big hoax or non-hoax. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Ousted Paradigm agent files explosive lawsuit against her former employer • Public Enemy reveal Flavor Flav dispute was just a very confusing hoax • Flavor Flav says Public Enemy hoax is a hoax ALSO MENTIONED • Universal Music announces COVID-19 support initiatives • Sony Corp's $100 million COVID-19 relief fund • Live Nation launches COVID-19 relief fund for live industry practitioners • Crew Nation website • Night-time businesses team up with landlords to call for additional government measures to save venues, clubs, bars and restaurants • Music Venue Trust says a million in emergency funding is needed to ensure grassroots venues can sur

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the music business and the financial support available to musicians and others who work in the industry, and the latest filing in the dispute over who owns a stake in Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts'. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Self-employed who make up 72% of the music industry being let down by government as COVID-19 crisis grows, say trade bodies • Ivors Academy proposes using unallocated streaming royalties to support music-makers hit by COVID-19 crisis • Spotify, PRS and Help Musicians launch financial support initiatives for music-makers struggling amid COVID-19 outbreak • Music industry welcomes UK government’s COVID-19 support for self-employed ALSO MENTIONED • Coronamusicians.info • Musicians' Union Hardship Fund • Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief • PRS Emergency Relief Fund • Help Musicians Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fu

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the music industry and the many freelancers who work in it, and the latest rulings in the song-theft cases against Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

It’s the seventh in our series of special editions of Setlist looking at some of our favourite music industry legal battles of all time. CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss the case filed against Jay-Z by the family of Baligh Hamdy, who argued that the rapper had infringed the the late Egyptian film composer's moral rights - an element of copyright law that we rarely have the opportunity to talk about but opens up some interesting debates. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. MORE Listen to more Setlist specials here

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest twist in the dispute over who wrote Lizzo's hit 'Truth Hurts', how the coronoavirus is affecting the live music industry, and the bust up between the current members of Journey resulting in a $10 million lawsuit. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. Please note: This episode was recorded shortly before this year's SXSW was cancelled. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Lizzo collaborators hit back in Truth Hurts copyright dispute • Miami’s Ultra Music Festival postponed over coronavirus concerns • Journey bust up results in $10 million lawsuit ALSO MENTIONED • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the two British ticket touts jailed for fraud, how the continued rise in record industry income in the US, and how the UK government’s post-Brexit immigration policy could affect the music industry. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Fraudulent ticket touts jailed for more than six years • Streaming now 80% of the $11.1 billion US recorded music market • Music industry criticises UK government’s new immigration plans • UK Music responds to government’s Brexit talks ‘negotiating mandate’ ALSO MENTIONED • Speakers and topics announced for this year’s CMU+TGE conferences • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

It’s the sixth in our series of special editions of Setlist looking at some of our favourite music industry legal battles of all time. CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss the period in music history where the major labels attempted to curb illegal file-sharing by suing individual music fans. We look in particular at the cases of Jammie Thomas and Joel Tenenbaum who carried on fighting back long after anti-piracy tactics had moved on. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. MORE Listen to more Setlist specials here

It’s the fifth in our series of special editions of Setlist looking at some of our favourite music industry legal battles of all time. CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss the libel proceedings Morrissey launched against the NME in 2011, four years after the magazine published an article he claimed called him racist. But with an album and plenty of tour dates under his belt in the interim, could he claim that his reputation had been damaged? Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. MORE Listen to more Setlist specials here

It’s the fourth in our series of special editions of Setlist looking at the top ten music industry legal battles of all time. CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss a lengthy battle launched by Kraftwerk, which asked the important question, “can a two second sample possibly constitute copyright infringement?” Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. Listen to more Setlist specials here

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • UK government confirms it won’t implement the European Copyright Directive • German managers call for “urgent” meeting with the labels over the slicing of the digital pie • Music Venue Trust welcomes 50% business rates cut for small music venues ALSO MENTIONED • Back and forth continues between the US Recording Academy and its ousted CEO as the Grammy Weekend goes through the motions • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Boss of US Recording Academy put on “administrative leave” after allegations of misconduct • Ousted boss promises to expose what happens when you “step up” at the Recording Academy • Recording Academy says CEO demanded millions to go quietly • Ousted Recording Academy CEO goes nuclear in legal filing alleging sexual harassment, rape claims, corruption, misogyny and vote fixing • Former Grammy Awards boss Neil Portnow and others respond to allegations made by Deborah Dugan • Aerosmith drummer sues his bandmates ahead of Grammy Weekend appearances ALSO MENTIONED • Grammys boss says women need to “step up”, following criticism of awards gender balance • Neil Portnow backtracks on claim that women in the music industry need to “step up” • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Discovery, Netflix and Epidemic Sound in the spotlight as the debate around audio-visual royalties gains momentum • Tencent’s Universal Music stake could go up to 30% • Dispute between Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s widow goes legal ALSO MENTIONED • 20 Years Of CMU series • Top Ten Music Industry Legal Battles series • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

It’s the third in our series of special editions of Setlist looking at the top ten music industry legal battles of all time. CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss Prince’s long-running battle with Warner Bros Records. Not strictly a legal battle, because no legal papers were filed (at least during the musician’s lifetime), but over the years numerous legal questions were raised and Prince’s actions shaped the way future record contracts were written. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Massive Attack taking climate scientists on tour to study carbon footprint of live music • Massive Attack to stage “super-low carbon emissions show” in Liverpool • Blue Mink’s Melting Pot causes another radio station reprimand from OfCom • BBC presenter kicks off Christmas tradition of banning Fairytale Of New York • Robin Richards to release new EP in doughnut form • JME releases new album on physical formats only ALSO MENTIONED • Genius goes legal in lyrics dispute with Google and LyricFind • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Viagogo buys StubHub for $4 billion • Viagogo has Google Ads ban lifted • Billboard updates album chart bundling rules following criticism • Jay-Z sues over hip hop themed AB(Jay)Z kids book ALSO MENTIONED • New American collecting society announces initial partners, including HFA • Nicki Minaj wanted to punch Travis Scott “in his fucking face” over chart result • DJ Khaled could sue Billboard over chart position • AB To Jay-Z (Amazon) • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Apple unveils its B2B streaming product • Coldplay will not tour until they can make it environmentally “beneficial” • Taylor Swift says her Borchetta/Braun beef is stopping award shows and Netflix projects • Artists and politicians intervene in Taylor Swift v Big Machine beef • Taylor Swift’s AMA medley is all cleared insists Big Machine • Scooter Braun comments on Taylor Swift beef, insists disputes should be settled behind closed doors ALSO MENTIONED • Value of UK music industry tops £5.2 billion, says UK Music • Ninja Tune boss uses AIM AGM speech to call on music community to do more to tackle climate change • Artists and music companies come together to demand action on the climate emergency • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

00:05:23 - Distibution Revolution 00:23:41 - Lizzo 00:39:12 - X Factor STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • AIM launches new report on the revolution in music distribution • Lizzo goes legal as debate continues over who the “truth” should hurt • Simon Cowell declares war on Little Mix (apparently) • Sinitta says she invented pop group TV show format, not Simon Cowell or Little Mix ALSO MENTIONED • Get the Distribution Revolution report here • Artists “unlikely” to receive any money from PledgeMusic liquidation, says official receiver • Owner of Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged cardigan says he’s selling it because it’s too powerful • Kurt Cobain’s cardigan sells for over $330,000 • Buy the Dissecting The Digital Dollar book

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from recent weeks, including new calls to make FM and AM radio in the US pay performance royalties, the lawsuit accusing Lil Peep's management team of being liable for his death, and Apple's plans to bundle music and TV subscriptions together. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from recent weeks, including Robert Fripp of King Crimson's dispute with the David Bowie estate and collecting society PPL about how his contributions to Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ and ‘Scary Monsters’ albums have been classified, the US record industry’s latest piracy gripe list, and Tegan & Sara’s new way to fight back against touts. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.