by Joe Bennett | May 13, 2022 | Eurovision, Forensic Musicology, Popular Music, Songwriting
As regular readers will know, I have been live-blogging the ESC since 2011, and in 2020 undertook a larger-scale song analysis for Netflix, where we looked at the meta-characteristics of 259 finalists 2010-2019. To get you in the zone (I’m typing this on... 
by Joe Bennett | Apr 12, 2022 | Copyright, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Plagiarism, Popular Music, Songwriting
Watch on YouTube Interview with Professor Joe Bennett (Forensic Musicologist / Berklee College Of Music) discussing the Ed Sheeran “Shape Of You” verdict in the UK high court. Interview date: April 10, 2022 BBC World Service: World Business Report... 
by admin | Apr 7, 2022 | Copyright, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Songwriting
Analysis: plagiarism row between Ed Sheeran and Sami Chokri is latest in surge of lawsuits against musicians [JB comment – I was interviewed by The Guardian regarding the (IMO appropriate) outcome of the Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’ 2022 case. Here’s an excerpt from... 
by Joe Bennett | Mar 31, 2022 | Education, media, musicology, Popular Music, Songwriting
I was recently asked by WWE to analyse and transcribe five of their top ‘walk-on’ wrestler themes, and to comment on how WWE music themes are designed to reflect to the personas and character roles of each performer. Some consistent musical characteristics... ![Did Dua Lipa copy from Artikal Sound System? [no]](https://joebennett.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/735A653E-3FE6-448D-A477-3C80E3DA92C5.jpeg)
by Joe Bennett | Mar 5, 2022 | Copyright, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Plagiarism, Popular Music, Songwriting
I was interviewed by Rolling Stone this week about the Dua Lipa complaint that was filed in LA on Wednesday. Yes I *know* these 6-beat fragments are incredibly similar, but similarity is not the same as copying. I maintain that this is probably a coincidence (whatever... by Joe Bennett | Feb 7, 2022 | musicology, Popular Music, Research, Songwriting
Earlier this year, I was commissioned to research the history of the BRIT Awards’ Song Of The Year, to celebrate 40 years from the first award (Tainted Love, Soft Cell, 1982) to the most recent (Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles, 2021). We did a similar thing back in... 
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