Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd Panayiotou and others v Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. ([1994] ChD 142) was a contract and entertainment law case before the High Court of Justice's Chancery Division. The plaintiff, entertainer George Michael, argued that his recording contract constituted an unreasonable restraint of trade. Michael alleged that the defendant had failed to promote his album "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" with due vigour as punishment when the artist decided to downplay his status as a sex symbol. Michael described his situation as "professional slavery" because his contract required that he produce music and cede
Time to Be Alive (Matt Cardle album) Time to Be Alive (Matt Cardle album) Time to Be Alive is the fourth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Matt Cardle. It was released on 27 April 2018 through Sony. The lead single "Desire" was premiered on BBC Radio 2 on 13 March 2018 and made available to stream on the same day. In early 2015 Cardle spoke about taking a different direction for his fourth album, with a more electronic sound than his previous work. Throughout 2015 to 2017 he played several previously unheard songs at live gigs to test them on a live audience, even embarking on