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Beyoncé warns Trump off lemonade: Walz asks Neil Young for personal favour

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Beyoncé warns Trump off lemonade: Walz asks Neil Young for personal favour

Beyoncé’s people issued a cease and desist after the Donald Trump campaign used her track ‘Freedom’ in a campaign ad without permission. The Kamala Harris campaign has been using the same song, but with permission. It has also got the all clear from Neil Young to play ‘Rockin In The Free World’…

Chris Cooke • 22 Aug 2024

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Beyoncé sued over Break My Soul sample

A New Orleans group have sued Beyoncé, arguing that a sample on her 2022 hit ‘Break My Soul’ comes from a 2014 track that infringed the copyright in a song they wrote in 2002. As a result, they’d like a co-write credit on and a share of the royalties from ‘Break My Soul’…

Chris Cooke • 23 May 2024

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North London councillor "disappointed" fifth Beyonce show announced at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium without licence in place

A Haringey councillor says she is disappointed that Tottenham Hotspur Stadium announced a fifth Beyoncé show, taking it beyond its six-concert annual licence allowance.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Mar 2023

Artist News • 4 min read

One Liners: Beyonce, Ellie Goulding, Orbital, more

BandLab Technologies has acquired beat marketplace Airbit, Bauer Media Audio UK's Dee Ford is stepping down, and several artists have released new music.…

Andy Malt • 02 Feb 2023

Artist News • 11 min read

On The CMU Stereo 2022

CMU's 40-track playlist celebrates the best music of 2022, with picks from Rolo Tomassi, Belief, King Hannah, Yard Act and Kathryn Joseph.…

Andy Malt • 21 Dec 2022

Artist News • 13 min read

The music business review of the year 2022: Part one

CMU's review of 2022's key music business events covers streaming economics, the live industry, song-theft lawsuits, interpolation and social media licensing, with a companion podcast.…

Chris Cooke • 19 Dec 2022

Artist News • 2 min read

Setlist: The music business review of the year 2022

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the year's key music business events in the final Setlist podcast of 2022, covering streaming economics, live music, song-theft lawsuits, interpolation and social media licensing.…

Andy Malt • 19 Dec 2022

Artist News • 3 min read

On The CMU Stereo 2022 - Summer

CMU's staff picks ten favourite tracks released over summer 2022, including songs from Beyonce, Christine And The Queens, Loyle Carner and The Chats.…

Andy Malt • 13 Dec 2022

Artist News • 3 min read

Grammy nominations announced

Beyonce leads the 2023 Grammy nominations with nine, followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight, and the ceremony takes place on 5 February.…

Andy Malt • 16 Nov 2022

And Finally • 3 min read

Beyonce denies interpolating Right Said Fred track without permission

Beyoncé has denied using Right Said Fred's 'I'm Too Sexy' on 'Alien Superstar' without permission, after the duo said she had not sought consent.…

Andy Malt • 10 Oct 2022

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Kelis confirms she's "happy" that Milkshake interpolation was revamped from new Beyonce track

Kelis says she is happy Beyoncé removed the 'Milkshake' interpolation from 'Energy', after she criticised the original version.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Aug 2022

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Beyonce removes 'Milkshake' interpolation from new track following criticism from Kelis

A revised version of Beyoncé's 'Energy' has removed an interpolation of Kelis's 'Milkshake' after Kelis criticised the lack of consultation and the credited writers' conduct.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Aug 2022