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On this week's show we discuss UK Parliament's Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee's hearing on the grassroots live music crisis, and the Nirvana logo legal battle's return to court.
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01: Grassroots live music crisis (00:08:13)
02: News in brief (00:17:09)
03: Nirvana logo (00:21:43)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• MPs hear about the crisis in grassroots live music - a ticket levy might help, but how would that work?
• Nirvana ‘smiley face’ copyright dispute back in court
NEWS IN BRIEF
• Rapper ordered to pay $800,000 to Sony over TikTok hit with unlicensed sample
• Sean Combs properties raided in federal sex trafficking investigation
• Discrimination, lower pay and shorter careers are the norm for female musicians in the UK, study shows
• RIAA 2023 Year-End Music Industry Revenue Report
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• As BMG’s 2023 numbers show continued growth, could a merger with Warner Music or Believe be on the cards?
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