Setlist: Taylor Swift, Spotify, Sam Fender
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week's key music business stories, including the Big Machine sale, Spotify's direct-upload cancellation and Sam Fender's seizure-triggering video.…
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Taylor Swift didn't get advance warning of Big Machine deal from Dad
Scott Borchetta says Taylor Swift's father, a Big Machine shareholder, was consulted on the Ithaca Holdings sale, while a spokesperson says he was not on the board and was not told.…
Scooter Braun acquires Big Machine in Taylor Swift's "worst case scenario"
Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings has bought Big Machine from Scott Borchetta in a reported $300 million deal backed by the Carlyle Group.…
Katy Perry appears in new Taylor Swift video
Taylor Swift's video for 'You Need To Calm Down' features Katy Perry and many other guests, and Swift has launched a petition backing the US Equality Act.…
Taylor Swift's Swift Life app to shut down
Taylor Swift's game and social app 'The Swift Life', made by Glu, is shutting down, with users able to spend remaining virtual currency until 1 February.…
Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy nominations
Kendrick Lamar leads the Grammy nominations with eight, thanks to the 'Black Panther' soundtrack, with more gender diversity in the Album Of The Year category than last year.…
CMU Digest 26.11.18: YouTube, Rammstein, Taylor Swift, Wireless, Skrillex
A weekly roundup covering YouTube's article thirteen campaign, a German injunction against Viagogo, Taylor Swift's move to Universal, and a $3.8 million Skrillex stagedive ruling.…
Taylor Swift includes demands on Spotify equity in new deal with Universal
Taylor Swift has signed with Universal Music, with a clause requiring the label to share money from any sale of its Spotify equity with artists on a non-recoupable basis.…
Will Taylor Swift's entry into politics swing the mid-term elections?
Taylor Swift has publicly stated she will not vote for Republican Marsha Blackburn and will back Democrats Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper in the US mid-term elections.…
Taylor Swift's "players gonna play" lyric theft dispute returns
Songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler have appealed to the Ninth Circuit after a judge dismissed their claim that Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' copied their 3LW lyric.…
Taylor Swift wishes Ed Sheeran could walk faster
Taylor Swift shared an Instagram video teasing Ed Sheeran about his fitness on a hike, which also features a light-hearted exchange about the American Music Awards.…
Taylor Swift sued over Swift Life app
New York company SwiftLife has sued Taylor Swift and app maker Glu, claiming The Swift Life app infringes its trademark and has hurt its search rankings.…