Setlist

In this final edition of the Setlist podcast for 2022, CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last year. That includes: the ongoing economics of streaming debate, the resurgence (or not) of the live music industry, the continued increase in song-theft lawsuits, the growing trend of interpolation in pop, and the licensing of music on social media platforms. Apologies for the slight sound issues on some of this episode - one of us (naming no names) managed to record themselves through a microphone that wasn't the one pointing at their face. SECTION TIMES 01: Economics of streaming (00:06:47) 02: Live industry (00:12:46) 03: Song-theft lawsuits (00:18:45) 04: Interpolation (00:24:59) 05: Licensing on social media (00:32:17) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Artist remuneration remains a key sticking point as MPs return to the economics of streaming debate (November 2022) • CMA concludes that competition issues