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Those following the Cat Power/Jessie Mae Hemphill saga will be delighted to learn that Matador Records and Hemphill's publisher have officially reached a mechanical license agreement regarding Cat Power's cover of "Lord, Help the Poor and Needy" on this year's Jukebox.

As you may recall, the original Jukebox liner notes mistakenly bill "Lord" as "traditional" and "public domain" when it is in fact copyrighted by Hemphill. The story broke out in the midst of negotiations between Matador and Hemphill's publisher David Evans to reconcile the matter. And now, with all the requisite paperwork in order, said matter has been reconciled.

According to Evans, "There is now a fully executed mechanical license agreement between Matador Records and Music River Publishing Co. (a division of the University of Memphis) for Matador's use of the song 'Lord Help the Poor and Needy'."

Additionally, according to Matador, all future pressings of Jukebox will include the corrected credit.

As for Cat Power herself? After resting those ailing vocal cords, she returns to the road in early May to play some rescheduled dates and a bunch more to boot.

Cat Power:

04-25 Bogotá, Colombia - Teatro ECCI
04-30 Krems an der Donau, Austria - Donau Festival
05-03 Memphis, TN - Beale St. Music Festival
05-05 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario
05-07 Bogotá, Colombia - Teatro ECCI
05-26 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
05-28 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum
05-30 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
05-31 Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival
06-01 Paris, France - Olympia
06-02 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-03 Brussels, Belgium - AB
06-04 Cologne, Germany - Lmh
06-05 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
06-06 Hamburg, Germany - Laiszhalle
06-08 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
06-09 Bristol, England - Colston
06-10 Birmingham, England - Academy
06-11 Manchester, England - Academy
06-14 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-15 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
07-03-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
08-01 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-02 Newport, Rhode Island - Newport Folk Festival
08-03 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08-09 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Festival
08-10 Jersey City, NJ - All Points West
09-17 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
10-07 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre #
10-09 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom #
10-10 Houston, TX - Warehouse #
10-11 Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q #

* with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Spiritualized
# with Appaloosa