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March 1, 2024 26 mins
On this week's show we discuss the news that UK music retail revenues are back to where they were at the peak of the CD era in 2001. So long as you imagine that no time has passed in between. Plus, the brewing legal battle of Kanye West’s “shameless” interpolation of a Donna Summer track.

SECTION TIMES
01: UK music revenues (00:06:47)
02: News in brief (00:15:20)
03: Kanye West (00:20:38)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
UK music retail revenues reach record high, according to ERA stats
Donna Summer estate sues Kanye West over “shameless” uncleared sample

NEWS IN BRIEF
€111 million in TikTok revenue is nothing when you’re Lucian Grainge - but, he says, “my phone is always open” if Shou Zi Chew wants to be friends again
Warner boss teases superfan app that will be "a cross-platform solution"
Spotify vs Apple name-calling kicks off again after EU mega-fine rumours
UK Music again calls for VAT cut on tickets ahead of budget statement
And Finally! Ed Sheeran has let British music down, and now everyone only likes K-pop
Miley Cyrus tops IFPI singles list
Seventeen top IFPI albums list

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