Setlist: Youngboy ruling furthers Rap On Trial debate

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including ruling that rapper Youngboy Never Broke Again’s lyrics cannot be used as evidence during his trial on firearms charges, and how that fits into the wider Rap On Trial debate in the US.

Plus, the ruling that Bang energy drink infringed Universal’s copyright in promotional videos on TikTok.SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Prosecutors in Youngboy Never Broke Again firearms case can’t use rapper’s lyrics as evidence in court• 300 and Atlantic chiefs call for wider Rap On Trial legal reforms• Court says Bang’s own TikTok videos infringed Universal’s rights, but not its influencer contentALSO MENTIONED• Triller CEO calls on all Americans to delete rival app TikTok• CMU Insights music business trainingMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune.