Setlist

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.

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.

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 Live. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

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.

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 pursued by FBT Productions – aka the Bass Brothers – against Universal Music in relation to their work on the early Eminem releases. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

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 album of all time in the US. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

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 sponsored by 7digital.

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 sponsored by 7digital.

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.

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.