Live Music Report, Apple, Stats
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Parliament's live music report and its blunt warning about Viagogo, the ongoing Apple v Spotify spat, and the BPI's latest stats on UK record industry revenue streams. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
58m Mar 25, 2019
58m
CRB Appeal, Closing Venues, Kanye West
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Spotify's appeal of the US Copyright Royalty Board's new mechanical royalties rate, ongoing challenges for grass roots music venues in the UK and EMI's counter-suit in its contract battle with Kanye West. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
47m Mar 18, 2019
47m
Spotify, Michael Jackson, Universal Music
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Spotify’s big legal spat with Warner in India, the reaction to the new Michael Jackson documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ and the favourite bidders to buy half of Universal Music. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
52m Mar 15, 2019
52m
20 years of CMU - The business of talking about artists
This week’s episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the thirteenth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. This time we discuss how CMU has always covered the big artist news stories as well as reporting on the business side of things. We then review three artists stories we followed particularly closely, inc...
31m Mar 08, 2019
31m
20 years of CMU – The battle against secondary ticketing
This week’s episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the twelfth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. In this edition we look at the rise of and debate over online ticket touting and the various efforts over the years to regulate the secondary ticketing market. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
50m Mar 01, 2019
50m
HMV, Spotify, Terminators
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the deal to rescue HMV in the UK, Spotify becoming briefly profitable and then buying a couple of podcast companies, and new moves to make labels give back old artists their recording rights in the US. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
54m Feb 13, 2019
54m
20 years of CMU – Spotify and streaming revolution
This week’s episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the eleventh in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. In this edition we look at the history of Spotify, from plucky young upstart to the thing propping up the entire recorded music industry. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
1hr 2m Feb 10, 2019
1hr 2m
Pitchfork, Viagogo, Spotify
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the paywall about to go up around Pitchfork, the Competition And Markets Authority’s “serious concerns” over Viagogo’s lack of compliance with UK law and Spotify’s new artist blocking feature. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
51m Jan 30, 2019
51m
R Kelly, HMV, Rihanna
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last couple of weeks, including reactions to the latest documentary on abuse allegations against R Kelly and the pressure on Sony to drop him (which they subsequently did), plus HMV going into administration for a second time and Rihanna suing her dad for fraudulently exploiting her brand. Setlist is spon...
42m Jan 21, 2019
42m
20 years of CMU – The music industry v YouTube
This week's episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the tenth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. In this edition we look back at the rapid rise and subsequent evolution of YouTube and the music industry's love hate love hate relationship with it. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
44m Jan 14, 2019
44m
Tencent, Kraftwerk, Neil Young
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last couple of weeks, including Tencent Music's IPO and legal woes, what the EU Advocate General has to say about the copyright implications of uncleared sampling and Neil Young's bid to stop Barclaycard sponsoring his London show. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
44m Dec 23, 2018
44m
Ticketmaster, WINTEL, Spice Girls
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Ticketmaster's plan to kill a class action lawsuit by employing a ts+cs technicality, the World Independent Network's latest report on indie label market share, and the very slight possibility of the Spice Girls headlining Glastonbury. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
46m Dec 11, 2018
46m
20 years of CMU - iTunes and the download boom
This week's episode of Setlist is another marking CMU's 20th birthday, the ninth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. Here we tell the story of the iTunes Store and how it kickstarted the digital music revolution, dominating the market for a number of years and posing all sorts of questions about how the industry sold, marke...
48m Dec 01, 2018
48m
Ed Sheeran, NetEase, Spotify
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Kilimanjaro Live chief Stuart Galbraith's claim that the touts have got the message and aren't hoovering up tickets for Ed Sheeran's next tour, Tencent rival NetEase raising $600 million of funding to boost its streaming music service, and Spotify's new analytics for publishers....
53m Nov 21, 2018
53m
Anti-piracy, indie festivals, social prescribing
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Google's latest anti-piracy bragging, new figures about the independent festival market and the argument that NHS doctors should be prescribing gig tickets instead of drugs. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
43m Nov 16, 2018
43m
UK Music, Sony, SoundCloud
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including recent growth of the UK music industry and how the government could ruin it all, Sony's EMI Music Publishing deal getting waved through in Europe, and SoundCloud taking some heat for the wording of its agreement with DIY artists looking to monetise their music. Setlist is sponso...
49m Nov 09, 2018
49m
YouTube, Wireless, BBC
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's latest intervention on the article thirteen debate, new licensing restrictions on the Wireless festival and high profile departures from BBC Radio. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
47m Nov 02, 2018
47m
Business streaming, Distrokid, Fender
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including new research on how much money the music industry is losing to businesses illegally using personal streaming services, Spotify buddying up with digital distribution set-up Distrokid, and new research that shows that half of new guitar players are women. Setlist is sponsored by 7...
39m Oct 26, 2018
39m
20 years of CMU - A brief history of Napster
This week's episode of Setlist is another marking CMU's 20th birthday, the eighth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. Here we discuss how Napster turned the music industry upside down, and how both the service and the legal battle it sparked set the agenda for the next decade as the music industry struggled to adapt to the ...
41m Oct 19, 2018
41m
NAFTA, BASCA, Live music industry stress
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including why the RIAA is not happy about Donald Trump's replacement for NAFTA, BASCA's opposition to Sony's proposed acquisition of EMI Music Publishing, and the worrying levels of stress in the live music industry. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
40m Oct 09, 2018
40m
Ticketmaster, Bestival, Spotify
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Ticketmaster's push back against an exposé surrounding secondary ticketing in the US, Bestival’s financial troubles, and Spotify’s new option for artists to upload their music direct. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
45m Oct 01, 2018
45m
20 years of CMU - The rise and fall of MySpace
This week's episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the seventh in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. Here we discuss the rapid rise and protracted fall of MySpace, from king of social media to Justin Timberlake-fronted flop and (amazingly) on to the present day. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
41m Sep 28, 2018
41m
20 years of CMU - The impact of the death of Michael Jackson
This week's episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the fifth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. Here we discuss the events that preceded and immediately followed the death of Michael Jackson and the resulting criminal and civil action, leading to the big legal battle between the Jackson family and AEG L...
32m Sep 18, 2018
32m
Viagogo, BPI, Chris Evans
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the very many things that Viagogo did (or didn't) do, the BPI’s latest stats on UK music exports, and Chris Evans’ departure from BBC Radio 2 for Virgin Radio. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
51m Sep 10, 2018
51m
20 years of CMU - The digital royalty lawsuits
This week's episode of Setlist is another marking CMU’s 20th birthday, the fifth in a series of special editions reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. Here we discuss the debate around how digital royalties should be shared out and legal action by pre-internet artists who reckoned they were due a bigger cut of the pie. In particular the landmark litigation ...
27m Sep 03, 2018
27m
Grande, Apple, The Eagles
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Grande Communications accusing the record industry of trying to make internet service providers their "de facto copyright enforcement agents", how Spotify has given up on using Apple to sell subscriptions, and why Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is no longer the biggest-selling alb...
46m Aug 29, 2018
46m
Ticketmaster, Frank Sinatra, Cliff Richard
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Live Nation's Ticketmaster shutting down its ticket resale sites in Europe, Warner/Chappell going legal in a dispute over some Frank Sinatra songs, and the BBC’s decision not to appeal the court ruling over its coverage of a police raid on Cliff Richard’s home. Setlist is sponso...
47m Aug 21, 2018
47m
YouTube, Viagogo, Guvera
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the latest YouTube backlash from brands who’ve had their adverts placed next to controversial content, the doubt suddenly appearing over Ireland’s new anti-touting laws, and the private equity firm ordered to hand millions of dollars back to a Guvera investor. Setlist is sponsor...
33m Aug 14, 2018
33m
Universal, Brexit, The Beatles
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Vivendi's plan to sell off up to 50% of Universal Music, fears for UK artists touring Europe after Brexit, and researchers’ claims that Paul McCartney is wrong about which Beatles songs he wrote. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
38m Aug 06, 2018
38m
Mercury Prize, MMA, Taylor Swift
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the Mercury Prize and National Album Day announcements, fears that last minute lobbying on the Music Modernization Act might kill it, and claims that noted protector of her own trademarks Taylor Swift might have infringed someone else’s. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
54m Jul 30, 2018
54m
Cliff Richard, ICE, Ed Sheeran
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Cliff Richard's legal win against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid at his Berkshire home in 2014, more indie publishers direct licensing streaming services, and Ed Sheeran’s record breaking tour. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
44m Jul 23, 2018
44m
Copyright Directive, Childish Gambino, Rage Against The Machine
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business in recent weeks, including the European Parliament voting down the latest draft of the new copyright directive, Glassnote’s legal battle with Childish Gambino, and Rage Against The Machine against Nigel Farage. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
41m Jul 16, 2018
41m
20 years of CMU – The evolution of NME
To celebrate CMU’s 20th birthday, over the next year we will present 20 special editions of Setlist, between them reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. This week, the evolution of the NME from a traditional newsstand publication to a freebie mag to an online-only media brand. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
32m Jul 09, 2018
32m
20 years of CMU - The collapse of HMV
To celebrate CMU’s 20th birthday, over the next year we will present 20 special editions of Setlist, between them reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. This week, the collapse of HMV in 2013 after several years of financial trouble on the high street and attempts to diversify into other areas of music and entertainment. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
34m Jul 02, 2018
34m
Copyright, Touts, Prince
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the European Parliament's JURI Committee passing article thirteen of the new copyright directive, FanFair calling on Google to stop taking Viagogo's pound, and the latest squabbling among Prince's heirs. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
43m Jun 25, 2018
43m
Spotify, SGAE, Ryan Adams
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Spotify's rumoured offer of direct deals and cash advances to artists, the music publishers' ultimatum to Spain's song rights collecting society, and Ryan Adams presenting the weather. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
40m Jun 18, 2018
40m
20 years of CMU - The rise and fall of Grooveshark
To celebrate CMU’s 20th birthday, over the next year we will present 20 special editions of Setlist, between them reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. This week, the rise and fall of Grooveshark, which had big plans to take on the streaming market by becoming "the YouTube of audio", but ended up being sued into oblivion by the major labels. Setlist is spon...
28m Jun 11, 2018
28m
Viagogo, Apple Music, Michael Jackson
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Viagogo's failure to meet a deadline to respond to demands set by the Advertising Standards Agency, Apple’s non-move into music publishing, and the Michael Jackson estate’s lawsuit against Disney. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
37m Jun 06, 2018
37m
EMI, Spotify, Nine Inch Nails
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Sony's plans to become the majority shareholder in EMI Music Publishing, the official settlement of one of the big mechanical royalty lawsuits against Spotify, and how streaming is changing the definition of an album. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
44m May 30, 2018
44m
20 years of CMU - The end of EMI
To celebrate CMU’s 20th birthday, over the next year we will present 20 special editions of Setlist, between them reviewing the 20 biggest stories CMU has covered over the last two decades. This week, the end of EMI, which began with Terra Firma’s acquisition of the British major music company in 2007. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
27m May 21, 2018
27m
Tidal, RIAA, Dr Dre
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Tidal's denial that it fiddled the listening figures for its exclusive albums from Kanye West and Beyonce, the RIAA’s latest moves against US ISP Grande Communications, and the legal ruling that no one thinks of Dr Dre when they think of sexual health. Setlist is sponsored by 7d...
37m May 15, 2018
37m
Spotify, Canada, Kanye
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Wall Street's panic at Spotify's first financial report as a publicly listed company, the USA’s copyright beef with Canada, and Kanye West’s attempts to alienate all of his fans. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
42m May 07, 2018
42m
Viagogo, IFPI, royal vinyl
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including indication that the UK Competition & Markets Authority intends to take Viagogo to court, yet more exciting and/or depressing growth for the record industry, and the royal twelve-inch. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
48m Apr 30, 2018
48m
Festival plastic, Hits Radio, Mariah Carey
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including over 60 independent festivals' commitment to ban single-use plastic, Bauer's brand new national/local radio station Hits Radio, and Mariah Carey’s ex-manager's threat to launch a “blockbuster expose lawsuit”. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
45m Apr 23, 2018
45m
MMA, Spotify, BPI
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the return of the Music Modernization Act, new double figure growth for the UK record business, and what it’s like being a shareholder in Spotify. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
40m Apr 16, 2018
40m
Blurred Lines, The Loop, Guvera
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the appeal ruling in the 'Blurred Lines' song-theft case, The Loop's Night Lives report, and new revelations about the collapse of defunct streaming service Guvera. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
33m Mar 31, 2018
33m
Lyor Cohen, iHeartMedia, Miley Cyrus
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Lyor Cohen's SXSW keynote, iHeartMedia’s long-awaited bankruptcy filing, and the $300 million lyric-theft lawsuit against Miley Cyrus. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
41m Mar 19, 2018
41m
NME, Spotify, Viagogo
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the closure of the NME magazine, Spotify's impending stock market listing, and the latest Viagogo dissing. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
48m Mar 15, 2018
48m
BRITs, Amazon, Toni Basil
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including whether efforts by the BRIT Awards to avoid the same criticisms as The Grammys were successful, Amazon's decision to get out of ticketing (at least for now), and new hurdles for 'Mickey' singer Toni Basil’s legal battle with Disney. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
42m Feb 26, 2018
42m
Ticketing, SGAE, Prince
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including the UK government's clarification of rules for secondary ticketing sites and what data they must display when reselling tickets, calls for sanctions against Spain’s performing rights collecting society, and your chance to own a bit of a Prince song. Setlist is sponsored by 7digi...
39m Feb 19, 2018
39m