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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”