Forensic Musicologist Dr. Joe Bennett is joining us today to discuss whether Taylor Swift copied other artists for different songs off her latest album 'The Life of a Showgirl'. From discussing copying The Jonas Brothers, Jackson 5, The Pixies, and more, Dr. Joe Bennett breaks down the songs in question and explains how the songs are the same and how they are different from one another. He also teaches us what to look out for when listening to similar songs to know whether or not an artist would owe another artist credit. Plus he explains the difference between interpolation, sampling, and crediting other artists, which leads us into discussing the differences we have on songs like "The Life of A Showgirl" and what happened with Olivia Rodrigo's "Deja Vu" and "Cruel Summer". This is one episode you will not want to miss!

Dr. Joe Bennett:

Dr Joe Bennett is a musicologist, writer, BBC broadcaster, and researcher specialising in popular music and songwriting. As a professor at Berklee College of Music, he teaches artist development, songwriting, music copyright, and song analysis. He has written more than thirty tuition books, and his compositions for music education are performed worldwide. Media interviews include BBC, NPR, NYT, WaPo, MTV, The Times, The Economist, The Guardian and many others. As a forensic musicologist, Joe advises lawyers, publishers, artists, and songwriters on musical similarity and copyright; cases include Hines v BMG (SDNY) and Browne v Donalds (CD Cal). He holds a PhD in Music from the University of Surrey and a National Teaching Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy. He blogs about songwriting and copyright at joebennett.net.

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