CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including former Paradigm agent Debbee Klein suing her now ex-employer over redundancies – specifically her redundancy – made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, plus Public Enemy’s big hoax or non-hoax. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK

• Ousted Paradigm agent files explosive lawsuit against her former employer

• Public Enemy reveal Flavor Flav dispute was just a very confusing hoax

• Flavor Flav says Public Enemy hoax is a hoax

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• Universal Music announces COVID-19 support initiatives

• Sony Corp's $100 million COVID-19 relief fund

• Live Nation launches COVID-19 relief fund for live industry practitioners

• Crew Nation website

• Night-time businesses team up with landlords to call for additional government measures to save venues, clubs, bars and restaurants

• Music Venue Trust says a million in emergency funding is needed to ensure grassroots venues can survive the COVID-19 shutdown

• K-Pop star sorry for coronavirus April fool's joke (BBC News)

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