Songwriters call time on pop stars’ unearned credits

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the new songwriter campaign seeking to stop famous artists from grabbing a cut of the copyright in songs that they help make famous but don’t actually co-write, plus Ice Cube’s lawsuit against the “unscrupulous and predatory” Robinhood app. SECTION TIMES 01: Songwriters v Pop stars (00:03:58) 02: Ice Cube (00:21:14) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Songwriter group pushes back on superstar artists demanding a copyright cut on songs they didn’t co-write • Ice Cube sues “unscrupulous and predatory” Robinhood app for posting his photo on its website ALSO MENTIONED • FAC, MPA, MU and Sentric Music join Music Copyright Explained debate next Tuesday MORE FROM CMU • All about the TGE Conference • Buy delegate passes for TGE Online 2021 • Book your place on CMU’s weekly webinars • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin