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March 29, 2024 27 mins
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.

SECTION TIMES
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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