Setlist

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest developments in the legal case against the alleged owner of KickassTorrents, responses to a change in management at the US Copyright Office, and efforts to make the BRITs more diverse. 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 GEMA’s licensing deal YouTube in Germany after a seven year stand off, Avenged Sevenfold’s potential legal problems if their new album is a success, and the narrowly averted Smiths reunion now being blocked by Nigel Farage. 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 Venue Trust’s open letter calling for an end to PRS For Music’s minimum fee for live shows, the latest developments in virtual reality for music, and Justin Bieber’s campaign against screaming. 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 moves by MP Nigel Adams to get ticket-buying bots banned, how the cost of streaming is putting off mainstream consumers, and Harry Shearer’s $125 million lawsuit over royalties from ‘This Is Spinal Tap’. 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 Amazon's new on-demand streaming music service, warnings that the Isle Of Wight Festival may be cancelled in 2017, and Inane Clown Posse's take on the sinister clown craze taking over the US and now the world. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

On the CMU Podcast this week, Andy Malt and Chris Cooke are joined by Music Managers Forum CEO Annabella Coldrick to discuss part two of the ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ report. She also tells us more about the Fanfair Alliance campaign, and we run through some of the biggest music industry stories of the last week. 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 appointment of Lyor Cohen as YouTube's Global Head Of Music, various rumours of streaming service acquisitions, and the record industry's new campaign against stream ripping and legal action against YouTube-mp3. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from this summer, including the closure of Fabric, the launch of the FanFair campaign against secondary ticketing, and Frank Ocean's two new albums and how they contributed to the debate over streaming exclusives. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including music publishers' dismay at the US Department Of Justice's decision on the 'consent decrees' that govern collective licensing in the country, a new report on the state of music consumption in the US at 2016's mid-point, and the public slanging match between Spotify and Apple. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by...

In this special edition of the CMU Podcast, CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke chats to musician and vocal artist rights advocate David Lowery about the digital music market, his criticisms of the streaming sector, his lawsuit against Spotify, and whether he's optimistic about the future of the music business.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including lots of letters about the value gap, the closure of ATP, Guvera's IPO being blocked, and the recruitment of Take That v2. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including the Led Zeppelin song-theft court case, Apple Music's revamp, Foo Fighters' insurance litigation and some pop referendum news. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including the song-theft lawsuit filed against Ed Sheeran, the RIAA's attempt to suspend thepiratebay.org , WIN's new indie music market research and Axl Rose's photo woes. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including Guvera's IPO and the current challenges facing the streaming music market, the latest twist in Kraftwerk's legal battle over a two second sample of 'Metal On Metal', and Ellie Goulding's defiant political stance on Donald Trump. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including key take-aways from the CMU Insights @ The Great Escape conference, the UK government's new report on secondary ticketing, and Bpoplive's line up problems.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including Warner Music and the indie labels’ opposition to Sony/ATV becoming wholly owned by Sony Corp, ATP’s latest cancellation, the continued question over YouTube’s position in hell, and the man taking Kanye West to court over a tweet. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including the key stats from the IFPI's latest Global Music Report and what they mean, Facebook's new Content ID system, the legal battle to prove that 'We Shall Overcome' is in the public domain, and Gene Simmons' attempts to prove that NWA aren't rock n roll. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including Sony Music's lawsuit against former Rdio execs, Radiohead's catalogue seemingly shifting over to XL, MCPS putting its operations up for tender, and Beyonce and Deadmau5's latest trademark squabbles. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including the launch of SoundCloud's subscription service, Tidal's stats, brags and potential lawsuits, BPI's 200 million takedowns and Kanye's ever evolving album. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including US record industry figures published by the RIAA, Songkick's litigation against Live Nation, Spotify's stats and settlements, and Justin Bieber calling time on meets and greets. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

Last Thursday, CMU Insights presented a session at the Convergence festival considering the challenges facing the media sector in 2016. This special edition of the CMU Podcast includes highlights from the session, with CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke considering media about music, and interviewing the people behind some of our favourite music magazines and websites.

CMU’s Chris Cooke and guest Brittney Bean review the week in music and the music business, including the latest developments in the mechanical rights dispute in the US, recent figures on entertainment retail in the UK, SoundCloud's latest hire and 50 Cent's unwise Instagram snaps. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including the confusion around whether or not ATP has been cancelled, Sony’s acquisition of Essential, Tidal’s mechanical rights lawsuit and the all important Boyzlife venture. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including the latest developments in the Kesha v Dr Luke legal battle, new stats on piracy in the US, Attitude Is Everything's State Of Access report and latest Eurovision news. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including Daniel Ek's claims that streaming is turning around the record business's fortunes and Spotify's attempt to stop David Lowery's lawsuit from becoming a class action, YouTube's acquisition of Bandpage, new research on the popularity of in-car radio listening, plus Morrissey's ill-fated move into modelling. Th...