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Did Mariah Carey plagiarise “All I Want For Christmas Is You”? (answer: no) 

by Joe Bennett | Jun 6, 2022 | Copyright, Forensic Musicology, Songwriting

Mariah Carey performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York in 2014: Photo: Charles Sykes/AP via The Guardian Another week, another spurious music copyright infringement lawsuit. On Friday, Mariah Carey and co-writer Walter Afanasieff...
Joe Bennett interview (BBC): Ed Sheeran court case

Joe Bennett interview (BBC): Ed Sheeran court case

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...
JB interview – Ed Sheeran’s copyright case win

JB interview – Ed Sheeran’s copyright case win

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...

Research: 40 years of The BRIT Awards’ Song Of The Year

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...
This Is Our Time – Expo 2020 anthem

This Is Our Time – Expo 2020 anthem

by Joe Bennett | Oct 4, 2021 | fm, Forensic Musicology, musicology, Popular Music, Songwriting

As you might imagine, most of the work of a forensic musicologist takes place behind necessarily closed doors due to commercial sensitivities. Once in a while a project I’m working on makes it to a courtroom, and if the media writes about it, my involvement is...
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