Setlist

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Birmingham City Council’s decision to revoke Rainbow Venues’ licence over drug-related deaths, the legal battle over who should own the late Walter Becker’s half of Steely Dan, plus a round up of interesting things Chris learned at this year’s Slush Music conference in Finland. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Universal Music Group's shiny new (kind of out of nowhere) $40 billion valuation, Google's new rules for ticket touts, and the Wu-Tang Clan's trademark beef with a New York dog walking business. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including new stats on the billions in royalties the songwriting industry is bringing in around the world, Ryanair and YouTube's new dalliances with ticketing, and new saviour of the record business UnitedMasters. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Taylor Swift's cease-and-desist to a blog that published an article discussing the alt-right’s love of her music, why Bristol's floating venue Thekla is under threat of closure, and how Tidal is leading the way in telling you who played bassoon on your favourite tracks. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including why Apple's new attempt to control your home won't stretch to your music (unless you're an Apple Music customer), YouTube's denial that it wants to block anti-YouTube adverts, and supermarket chain Sainsbury's announcement that it is launching a vinyl-only record label.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Eminem's legal win against New Zealand's ruling political party, the World Independent Network's latest stats on indie label market share and why they matter, plus Kid Rock's departure from the political arena (which he was never in). Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. Section times: Intro - 00:00 Eminem - 08:02 WINTEL - 18:18 In brief - 27:59 Kid Rock - 31:53 Outro - 36:25

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest sparring between Songkick and Live Nation as they get closer to their anti-trust trial, New South Wales in Australia's tough new laws on ticket touting, plus the end of an era for The Pirate Bay. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital. Section times: Intro: 00:00 Songkick: 07:34 New South Wales: 19:40 In Brief: 26:28 The Pirate Bay: 30:38 Outro: 37:52

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the upcoming deposition of Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince on the company's piracy policies, Ticketmaster's new report on the grime industry, and the legacy of Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' - and it's pay-what-you-want release - ten years on. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including new European Commission guidelines supporting web services that offer takedown-stay-down copyright protection systems, Spotify's ongoing mechanical royalties woes, and a turbulent week in pop politics. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

In the first edition of our new podcast Setlist, CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Dweezil Zappa's legal battle with his siblings over the use of his own name, plus his views on plans for his father Frank Zappa to return to the stage as a hologram. They also look through key music industry stats published over the podcast's summer break, and decide the music industry's Public Enemy Number One. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including figures showing that UK music retail sales were up 11.2% in the first half of 2017 (all thanks to streaming), Help Musicians' latest initiative to improve mental health in the music industry and this year's Mercury Prize shortlist. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU's Chris Cooke and guest presenter Becky Brook review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest mechanical right lawsuits against Spotify in the US and what they reveal about the complexities of digital licensing, plus the BBC's big pay reveal and its plan for a new prime-time music show. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Spotify's 'fake' artist 'scandal', Kylie and Kendall Jenner's legal battle over what constitutes copyright infringement when printing t-shirts, and the Mansfield radio station battling repeated unwanted intrusions by a wanker. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Kanye West falling out with Tidal just as Jay-Z releases his new album, AEG’s very public spat with MSG and Live Nation, and Ed Sheeran quitting Twitter while planning an 8 Mile-style biopic. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the music industry's joy at a landmark ruling in Canada ordering Google to delist an entire website from its search results worldwide, Universal's renewed bid to cancel its Prince recordings deal, and new rules in the UK singles chart designed to stop Ed Sheeran hogging it all. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Apple Music reportedly looking to reduce the royalties it pays the labels, US band The Slants getting American trademark law rewritten, and Morrissey's silly spat with HMV. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Pandora selling Ticketfly to Eventrbite and nearly a fifth of itself to Sirius XM, the latest indie label streaming stats from Merlin, and Bob Dylan borrowing from a school book in his Nobel lecture. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Spotify settling the big mechanical royalties class action lawsuit that has been hanging over its plans to list on the stock market, arguments from both sides of the safe harbours debate in Europe hotting up, and Theresa May’s assault on the charts. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the upcoming General Election in the UK and what it might mean for music, a round-up of all the latest Prince legal news, and plans for Festival Republic to introduce facilities for ticketholders to test the safety of drugs at its events. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

Ahead of this year’s CMU@TGE conference, CMU MD and Business Editor Chris Cooke talks through the key developments in the music business since last year’s Great Escape, and explains where some of those trends will be considered in this year’s programme.