Setlist
SETLIST is the music business podcast from CMU
Episodes
April 26, 2024 • 29 mins
On this week's show we discuss the bidding war compounding the latest in a long line of dramas at Hipgnosis, the faltering start for Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena and more.
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01: Hipgnosis (00:04:59)
02: News in brief (00:18:48)
03: Co-op Live (00:12:15)
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THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• Hipgnosis debacle might be over as Concord...
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01: Hipgnosis (00:04:59)
02: News in brief (00:18:48)
03: Co-op Live (00:12:15)
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THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• Hipgnosis debacle might be over as Concord...
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April 12, 2024 • 25 mins
On this week's show we discuss the warning from UK politicians that there need to be “tangible steps to improve musicians’ remuneration and performer rights” by this time next year, and Blur drummer Dave Rowntree’s class action lawsuit against PRS For Music over songwriter royalties, and more.
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01: Performer remuneration report (00:05:39)
02: News in brief (00:14:53)
03: Dave Rowntree v PRS (0...
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01: Performer remuneration report (00:05:39)
02: News in brief (00:14:53)
03: Dave Rowntree v PRS (0...
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March 29, 2024 • 27 mins
On this week's show we discuss UK Parliament's Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee's hearing on the grassroots live music crisis, and the Nirvana logo legal battle's return to court.
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01: Grassroots live music crisis (00:08:13)
02: News in brief (00:17:09)
03: Nirvana logo (00:21:43)
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THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• MPs hear...
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01: Grassroots live music crisis (00:08:13)
02: News in brief (00:17:09)
03: Nirvana logo (00:21:43)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• MPs hear...
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March 24, 2024 • 26 mins
On this week's show we discuss the ruling in the long-running noise dispute involving Manchester's Night & Day that allows the venue to continue running club nights but potentially puts other nearby venues at risk, plus the BPI’s legal threats against a service that uses AI to create cover versions of songs in seconds.
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01: Night & Day (00:08:13)
02: News in brief (00:15:15)
03: Voici...
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01: Night & Day (00:08:13)
02: News in brief (00:15:15)
03: Voici...
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March 15, 2024 • 23 mins
On this week's show we discuss proposals voted through the US House of Representatives this week to force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the video-sharing app or face a ban in country, and the UK Labour Party's pledge to introduce a cap on ticket resale prices if it wins the next election.
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01: TikTok ban (00:03:20)
02: News in brief (00:14:21)
03: Ticket resale (00:17:00)
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SECTION TIMES
01: TikTok ban (00:03:20)
02: News in brief (00:14:21)
03: Ticket resale (00:17:00)
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March 8, 2024 • 33 mins
On this week's show we discuss the €1.8 billion fine Apple has been ordered to pay by the EU following an investigation into claims of anti-competitive behaviour made by Spotify, and Live Nation's explanation of why everyone else in the music industry is to blame for rising ticket prices.
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01: Apple v Spotify (00:06:26)
02: News in brief (00:20:48)
03: Live Nation (00:25:33)
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01: Apple v Spotify (00:06:26)
02: News in brief (00:20:48)
03: Live Nation (00:25:33)
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March 1, 2024 • 26 mins
On this week's show we discuss the news that UK music retail revenues are back to where they were at the peak of the CD era in 2001. So long as you imagine that no time has passed in between. Plus, the brewing legal battle of Kanye West’s “shameless” interpolation of a Donna Summer track.
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01: UK music revenues (00:06:47)
02: News in brief (00:15:20)
03: Kanye West (00:20:38)
(Timings may ...
SECTION TIMES
01: UK music revenues (00:06:47)
02: News in brief (00:15:20)
03: Kanye West (00:20:38)
(Timings may ...
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February 26, 2024 • 40 mins
In this special edition of Setlist, Andy Malt and Chris Cooke dive into topics covered in CMU's latest series of masterclasses, which look at the music business in 2024. We talk through key trends in streaming, copyright, AI and more.
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01: The music business in 2024 (00:04:58)
02: Music streaming in 2024 (00:12:51)
03: News in brief (00:19:55)
04: Music copyright in 2024 (00:22:51)
05...
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01: The music business in 2024 (00:04:58)
02: Music streaming in 2024 (00:12:51)
03: News in brief (00:19:55)
04: Music copyright in 2024 (00:22:51)
05...
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February 16, 2024 • 23 mins
On this week's show we discuss questions and potential legal action over the politicisation of arts funding, as Kneecap are denied money by the British government and Arts Council England issues new guidance for anyone thinking of being controversial, plus the legal battle over royalties currently brewing between MLC and Pandora, and more.
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01: Arts funding (00:04:23)
02: News in brief (00:14:54)<...
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01: Arts funding (00:04:23)
02: News in brief (00:14:54)<...
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February 9, 2024 • 26 mins
On this week's show we discuss new developments on AI in the EU and UK that have given the music industry cause for both celebration and concern, and the commercial radio industry's anger as BBC Radio looks to give music fans more choice.
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01: AI regulation (00:05:24)
02: News in brief (00:15:52)
03: BBC Radio (00:19:11)
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THIS WEEK...
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01: AI regulation (00:05:24)
02: News in brief (00:15:52)
03: BBC Radio (00:19:11)
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THIS WEEK...
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February 2, 2024 • 23 mins
On this week's show we discuss Universal and TikTok’s big bust up that has seen the major label’s music removed from the social network, the damning report on the “boys’ club” music industry and how it holds women back, and more.
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01: UMG v TikTok (00:02:49)
02: News in brief (00:13:57)
03: Misogyny In Music report (00:17:20)
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THIS...
SECTION TIMES
01: UMG v TikTok (00:02:49)
02: News in brief (00:13:57)
03: Misogyny In Music report (00:17:20)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
THIS...
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January 26, 2024 • 18 mins
On this week's show we discuss how Apple Music's "spatial audio bonus" will benefit major labels to the detriment of independent labels and creators, the report finding that on average two grassroots music venues per week closed down in the UK in 2023, and more.
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01: Apple Music (00:04:23)
02: News in brief (00:11:43)
03: Music Venue Trust report (00:14:26)
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SECTION TIMES
01: Apple Music (00:04:23)
02: News in brief (00:11:43)
03: Music Venue Trust report (00:14:26)
(Timings may be slightly differe...
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January 19, 2024 • 22 mins
On this week's show we discuss the new certification for "respectful" generative AI companies that get permission before training their models on copyrighted content, redundancies at Pitchfork as its team is merged with men's magazine GQ, and more.
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01: AI certification (00:05:15)
02: News in brief (00:15:16)
03: Pitchfork (00:18:29)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
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01: AI certification (00:05:15)
02: News in brief (00:15:16)
03: Pitchfork (00:18:29)
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<...
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January 12, 2024 • 30 mins
On this week's show we discuss the start-of-year memos from the bosses of Universal Music and Warner Music, both of whom put the spotlight in super-serving superfans, plus the ASA ruling against Viagogo's advertorial pieces in the NME, and lots of stats about the music market in 2023.
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01: New year memos (00:04:45)
02: News in brief (00:18:37)
03: Viagogo (00:25:01)
(Timings may be slightl...
SECTION TIMES
01: New year memos (00:04:45)
02: News in brief (00:18:37)
03: Viagogo (00:25:01)
(Timings may be slightl...
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December 15, 2023 • 23 mins
On this week's show we discuss Spotify’s change of heart on shutting down in Uruguay, the latest easyJet lawsuit against a musician - this time PC Music-signed producer Easyfun - and more.
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01: Spotify (00:04:45)
02: News in brief (00:13:37)
03: Easyfun (00:18:29)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• Spotify won't exit Uruguay following...
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01: Spotify (00:04:45)
02: News in brief (00:13:37)
03: Easyfun (00:18:29)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
• Spotify won't exit Uruguay following...
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December 8, 2023 • 20 mins
On this week's show we look at calls for government support for the grassroots live music industry following the closure of music venue Moles and the announcement that the Nozstock festival will shut down after its 2024 edition, plus the next evolution of Kiss as superhero holograms.
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01: Grassroots live music (00:03:13)
02: News in brief (00:10:44)
03: Kiss (00:14:53)
(Timings may be slig...
SECTION TIMES
01: Grassroots live music (00:03:13)
02: News in brief (00:10:44)
03: Kiss (00:14:53)
(Timings may be slig...
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December 1, 2023 • 24 mins
On this week's show we have a good old chat about Sony Music exec Dennis Kooker's call for a US-wide publicity right through which artists can protect their voices and identity in order to stop the unauthorised cloning of their vocals by AI, plus the big bust up between Hall & Oates over “the ultimate partnership betrayal” and more.
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01: AI loopholes (00:06:54)
02: News in brief (00:16:53)
...
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01: AI loopholes (00:06:54)
02: News in brief (00:16:53)
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November 24, 2023 • 25 mins
On this week's show we've got a big round-up of Spotify news, in particular the company's confirmation of changes to the way it pays out (or doesn't pay out) royalties. We also discuss plans for an MSG Sphere venue like the one recently opened in Las Vegas being bounced out of London. Oh, and we've spruced up the format of the show a little, including the introduction of a news in brief section to bring you even more music ind...
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November 17, 2023 • 24 mins
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week. On this edition, the resignation of Stability AI's VP Of Audio Ed Newton-Rex over the tech company's position that the training of generative AI models constitutes fair use under American copyright law, and YouTube’s plans to get AI generated clones both off and onto its platform.
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01: Stability AI (0...
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01: Stability AI (0...
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November 10, 2023 • 26 mins
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week. On this edition, competition law expert (as well as musician and label owner) Amelia Fletcher's letter to Spotify boss Daniel Ek about the streaming service's plan for a two-tier royalty system, and the rickrolling takedown battle between two stream-ripping platforms.
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01: Spotify (00:04:27)
02: ...
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01: Spotify (00:04:27)
02: ...
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