Are we headed for a live music dystopia?

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ticketmaster's proposal to use its app to verify that ticketholders have had a COVID-19 vaccination or negative test before attending shows, and the latest twist in the copyright infringement battle between Nirvana and fashion designer Marc Jacobs. SECTION TIMES 01: Ticketmaster (00:03:51) 02: Nirvana (00:18:04) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Ticketmaster planning to use app to verify COVID status, in hopes of return to full capacity shows in 2021 • Ticketmaster says it won’t be barring people from entering shows based on their COVID status (that’ll be the promoter’s job) • Nirvana company files another lawsuit over the band’s smiley face ALSO MENTIONED • Twitch responds to music takedown frenzy, says music licences will take time or may never happen • Boris Johnson gives cautious welcome to COVID-19 vaccine news (Sky News) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's weekly webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin