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Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” lawsuit gets kicked up a notch

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Katy Perry, Marcus Gray, Plagiarism

If you’ve been following all the nonsensical copyright infringement/plagiarism lawsuits in the music industry (cf. “Blurred Lines,” “Stairway to Heaven,”

Controversy

UPDATE: Confused about the Katy Perry plagiarism verdict? Don’t worry. Everyone else is, too–including musicologists. No wonder Katy’s gonna appeal.

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Dark Horse, Katy Perry, Marcus Gray, Plagiarism

According to a jury, Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” is a rip-off of a 2013 Christian rap track called “Joyful Noise”

Music News

Random music news for July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019July 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Kraftwerk, Lily Allen, Marcus Gray, Sony, Streaming

The end of July already? Have any stores set up their Christmas displays yet? If not, it won’t be long.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver