Setlist

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including Pandora's acquisition of Ticketfly, Modular's legal disputes with Universal Music and BMG, the US Copyright Royalty Board's review of SoundExchange royalties and George Osborne's love of NWA. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including France's new government-led initiative on transparency in digital music deals, controversy over the funding of T In The Park, rumours on YouTube's music streaming plans, Amazon Prime Music's Universal Music deal, and Justin Bieber's thoughts on life, the universe and everything. 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 ruling that 'Happy Birthday' is out of copyright in the US, record sales at gigs being included in album chart data, Deezer beating Spotify to become the first European streaming service to announce an IPO, and the fate of Father John Misty's covers of Ryan Adams' covers of Taylor Swift. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including what the long-running dancing baby case tells us about takedowns and fair use, Aretha Franklin's film woes, what Nielsen's latest stats tell us about the streaming music sector, and Elton John not chatting to the Russian president. 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 relaunch of Xfm and the BBC’s streaming ambitions, more on the safe harbours debate and Google's takedowns, Sony/ATV’s concerns about one particular consent decree reform in the US, and Sam Smith being a big fat liar. And recording a Bond theme. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.