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Arts Council England • 2 min read

CMU Digest 26.10.20: COVID-19, Viagogo, Channel 4, Ed Sheeran, Culture Recovery Fund

The UK live industry warns of 170,000 job losses, the CMA maintains its opposition to the Viagogo and StubHub merger, and Channel 4 backs 'Leaving Neverland' director Dan Reed.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Oct 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Ed Sheeran copyright case postponed because of COVID

The New York hearing in the 'Thinking Out Loud' case has been postponed until next spring because of COVID court limits and travel restrictions.…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Ed Sheeran asks for Thinking Out Loud copyright case to be postponed because of COVID travel restrictions

Ed Sheeran's lawyers have asked for the New York hearing over 'Thinking Out Loud' to be postponed, citing COVID travel rules that would require lengthy quarantines.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Oct 2020

And Finally • 1 min read

Ed Sheeran dropped by former management company for being ginger and using a loop pedal

Ed Sheeran's manager Stuart Camp says his first management company dropped him, and gives an update on Sheeran's next album.…

Andy Malt • 06 Oct 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Teenage Cancer Trust to publish unseen footage from past Royal Albert Hall shows to raise much-needed funds

Teenage Cancer Trust will release unseen footage from past Royal Albert Hall shows on YouTube from 8-18 Oct to raise funds lost during the pandemic.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Sep 2020

Artist News • 3 min read

Renowned civil rights lawyer joins Let's Get It On song-theft case

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump has joined the legal team representing the Ed Townsend estate in its 'Thinking Out Loud' copyright case against Ed Sheeran, Warner Music and Sony/ATV.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Sep 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Ed Sheeran and Calvin Harris top PPL's most played charts for 2019

PPL has published its most played artists and tracks of 2019 for UK radio, TV and public spaces, led by Ed Sheeran and Calvin Harris, alongside its Annual Review.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Jun 2020

And Finally • 2 min read

Ed Sheeran sued again over Let's Get It On song-theft claim, plaintiff hopes sneaky trick will strengthen their case

Structured Asset Sale has filed a new lawsuit accusing Ed Sheeran of copying Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On', after a copyright technicality threatened the earlier case.…

Chris Cooke • 12 Jun 2020

And Finally • 3 min read

George Ezra gives royalties from Joe Wicks PE class play to NHS, other musicians also pitch in

George Ezra's song featured in a Joe Wicks PE class after his teacher mother suggested it, with royalties going to the NHS, while other musicians also pledged support for NHS staff.…

Andy Malt • 01 Apr 2020

And Finally • 1 min read

Ed Sheeran's local café has an emergency bottle of ketchup for his use only

A Suffolk café keeps a bottle of ketchup reserved for Ed Sheeran, who is a friend of the owners, and Sheeran has told staff at his London restaurant he will keep paying them.…

Andy Malt • 30 Mar 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Stairway To Heaven ruling has impact on ongoing Thinking Out Loud song theft case

The Ninth Circuit's 'Stairway To Heaven' ruling is shaping the 'Thinking Out Loud' case, with a judge suggesting the Marvin Gaye recording may not be played in court.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Mar 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Music consumption continued to grow during the year of Lewis Capaldi

UK music consumption rose 7.5% in 2019 to the equivalent of 154 million album units, according to BPI, with streaming now accounting for three quarters of it.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Jan 2020