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Setlist: Tencent, Tents, Baby Shark

By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 2 September 2019

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including China’s competition regulator investigating Tencent’s exclusivity deals with the major labels, a proposed tax on tents at festivals and a lawsuit claiming that Baby Shark is a rip-off. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

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Stories discussed this week

• Chinese regulator investigating Tencent’s exclusivity deals with the majors
• Campaign group proposes £25 ‘tent tax’ to reduce dumping at festivals
• US children’s entertainer sues Pinkfong over Baby Shark

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