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CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage. That includes recent editions of the TW:Talks podcast, which sees CMU’s Chris Cooke chatting to people performing at the Festival.Today comedian and comedy writer Sophie Zucker talking about her show ‘Sophie Sucks Face’.Says the show’s blurb: “From ‘The Daily Show’s Sophie Zucker comes a one-woman musical about love, death and incest.

CMU’s sister media ThreeWeeks is currently covering the Edinburgh Festival, the world’s biggest cultural event, which takes over the Scottish capital for three weeks with a packed programme of comedy, theatre, music, musicals, dance, cabaret, spoken word and a whole lot more.Here in the CMU Daily we are picking out some of the highlights of this year’s coverage.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the debate surrounding comments made by The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy on stage in Malaysia regarding the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, and the latest developments in the battle over who will run the Leadmill music venue in Sheffield.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the stepping up for the Featured Artists Coalition’s 100% Venues campaign, which encourages music venues to allow artists to sell merchandise at their shows without being charged any commission on sales, and the new legal challenge to the UK government’s festival drug testing policy. Apologies for the sound issues in this episode.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Coldplay’s update on their work to reduce the environmental impact of their live shows during the first year of their Music Of The Spheres Tour, and the unveiling of Apple’s Vision Pro headset and what it might mean for the music industry.SECTION TIMES01: Coldplay (00:04:48)02: Apple Vision Pro (00:13:51)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Coldplay provide update on their environmentally sustainable touring efforts• Apple unveils its Vision Pro headsetALSO MENTIONED• Culture Secretary insists new music-maker remuneration working group will not become a mere talking shop• Coldplay emissions update (coldplay.com)• Craig Charles’ 1993 VR gameshow CyberZone (YouTube)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the US Supreme Court ruling on a long-running copyright dispute between the Andy Warhol Foundation and the photographer Lynn Goldsmith, and Universal getting into bed with AI music company Endel.SECTION TIMES01: Prince (00:06:30)02: AI Music (00:23:37)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Music industry welcomes US Supreme Court ruling in Prince artwork copyright case• Universal Music allies with music AI company Endel to create some “science-backed soundscapes”ALSO MENTIONED• TikTok sues Montana over ban• CMU Podcast: Sound Of 2017, AI in music, Kate Bush (December 2016)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including news that more than 20,000 people have made representations to Lambeth Council in support of the Brixton Academy as the local authority considers a request by London’s Metropolitan Police to revoke the licence of current operators Academy Music Group, plus the latest round in the ongoing battle between the Village People and Donald Trump.SECTION TIMES01: Brixton Academy (00:06:38)02: Village People (00:15:39)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• More than 20,000 representations submitted in support of Brixton Academy ahead of licence review• Village People hit out at lookalike performance at Donald Trump eventMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ed Sheeran’s victory another high-profile headline-grabbing song-theft legal battle – this time over whether or not he ripped off Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote his 2014 song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ – plus two sets of proposals for better regulating the sale of tickets put forward in US Congress late last month and another industry-led campaign launched last week that says it will advocate for “a ticketing experience better than the nightmare many fans and artists currently navigate”.SECTION TIMES01: Ed Sheeran (00:05:36)02: US tickets (00:18:52)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Non-idiot (allegedly) Ed Sheeran testifies on first day of Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial• Ed Sheeran gets his guitar out in court as song-theft case continues• Ed Sheeran calls musicologist’s actions “criminal” in Thinking Out Loud song-theft trial• Ed Sheeran losing will remove “an essential element in every songwriter’s toolkit”, argues lawyer in song-theft case• Ed Sheeran did not rip off Let’s Get It On says jury in song-theft case• Live Nation responds to proposed new ticketing regulations in the USALSO MENTIONED• The Great Escape conferenceMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Universal Music latest call for streaming platforms to play their part in ensuring that generative AI tools are not infringing the copyrights of the music industry, plus the news that cassette sales are booming and driving chart success in the UK.SECTION TIMES01: AI (00:05:49)02: Cassettes (00:27:31)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Universal Music again demands streaming platform support over AI-created music as fake Drake goes viral• Drake says AI generated Ice Spice cover is “the final straw”• Liam Gallagher says AI version of himself sounds “mega”• Idiots rejoice! The cassette revival continuesALSO MENTIONED• The Great Escape conference• Download the TGE appMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

A special edition of the show recorded live at Wide Days in Edinburgh. CMU’s Chris Cooke is joined on stage by Clara Cullen from Music Venue Trust, Toni Malyn from EmuBands and Silvia Montello from AIM.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Hybe CEO Park Ji-won’s defence of his company’s recent acquisition of shares in rival SM Entertainment after its management hit out at the deal, plus concerns raised by two more US senators about TikTok and its Chinese parent company Bytedance and what access the Chinese government has to users and user-data on the video sharing platform.SECTION TIMES01: Hybe (00:06:51)02: TikTok (00:19:11)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Hybe CEO defends his company’s bid to control rival SM Entertainment• Hybe boss sets out vision for SM alliance• Two more US senators hit out at TikTok over data concerns• European Commission bans staff from using TikTok on work devices over data concernsALSO MENTIONED• David Bowie archive acquisition (V&A press release)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge’s confirmation that a big old rejig of the way streaming monies are allocated to individual tracks by the digital platforms each month is a key priority for the biggest music rights company in the world, plus Dr Dre’s legal run-in with US Congress member Marjorie Taylor Greene.SECTION TIMES01: Lucian Grainge (00:06:51)02: Dr Dre (00:32:03)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Universal boss says streaming needs to shift to an “artist-centric” model• Dr Dre sets lawyers on Marjorie Taylor Greene over copyright infringement• Marjorie Taylor Green responds to Dr DreALSO MENTIONED• Public Image Ltd vying to represent Ireland at Eurovision• Eurovision hopeful John Lydon brands competition “disgusting”MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

In the first episode of the Setlist podcast for 2022, CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke look at the five key complaints that musicians have about the modern music industry as we go into the new year, including streaming royalties, venues merch commissions, the difficulties getting music playlisted on streaming services, the pressure to always been active on social media, and frustration that the music that is popular isn’t always of the highest quality.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last year, including the the ongoing economics of streaming debate, the resurgence (or not) of the live music industry, the continued increase in song-theft lawsuits, the growing trend of interpolation in pop, and the licensing of music on social media platforms.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Drake and 21 Savage being sued by magazine publisher Condé Nast for trademark infringement over a fake Vogue cover that formed part of the promotional campaign for their new collaborative album ‘Her Loss’, plus Lorde’s discussion of the challenges facing the live music sector at the moment and how for an increasing number of artists the economics of touring currently don’t add up.SECTION TIMES01: Drake and 21 Savage (00:05:16)02: Lorde (00:20:03)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Condé Nast sues over Drake and 21 Savage fake Vogue cover• New York court orders Drake and 21 Savage to stop distributing their fake Vogue cover• Lorde is the latest artist to discuss the challenges of touring in 2022ALSO MENTIONED• Upcoming CMU webinars• Setlist: Why is touring becoming economically unviable for more artists? (17 Oct 2022)MORE FROM CMU• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Manchester music venue the Night & Day Café continuing fight against a Noise Abatement Notice served by Manchester City Council last year, and 5 Seconds Of Summer’s feelings about winning the Worst Band prize at the NME Awards three years in a row.SECTION TIMES01: Night & Day Café (00:09:52)02: 5 Seconds Of Summer (00:26:14)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Manchester music venue Night & Day Café facing closure as it continues to fight noise complaint• 5 Seconds Of Summer discuss being voted Worst Band at NME Awards three timesALSO MENTIONED• Apple Music increases baseline subscription rate to 10.99• Night & Day Café petition (Change.org)• James Blunt demands NME award he won thirteen years ago (May 2019)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including confirmation from Festicket’s administrators that a number of the promoters who worked with the collapsed ticketing company are insisting that the money it collected for their shows and events was meant to be held in trust although it wasn’t, and the news that all seven members of BTS will serve their two years of military service in South Korea after all.SECTION TIMES01: Festicket (00:05:32)02: BTS (00:20:37)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Festicket did not hold promoters’ ticket sale monies in trust, administrators confirm• BTS confirm that they will carry out military service in South KoreaALSO MENTIONED• Little Simz wins 2022 Mercury PrizeMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Animal Collective’s announcement that they are cancelling their European tour, which was due to take place next month, explaining that – while preparing for the shows – they realised they were looking at “an economic reality that simply does not work and is not sustainable”, plus Mike Batt’s revelation that he’s destroyed his original multitrack tapes for the music he made as The Wombles to stop anyone remastering his work.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including M People’s anger at Liz Truss walking on stage at the Conservative Party conference to their song ‘Moving On Up’ and whether or not her doing so was copyright infringement, plus Apple Music’s big brag that it now has over 100 million tracks available for users to listen to.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including songs rights data announcements that saw PRS For Music in the UK set out plans to launch a new online portal that will provide easy access to key data linked to the songs catalogue it represents and American collecting society MLC launch a new tool that allows music distributors to easily access data on unclaimed mechanical royalties in the US for over two million recordings, plus Pusha T’s latest entry into the world of corporate diss tracks. SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• PRS announces plans for new portal offering easy access to song rights data• MLC launches unmatched royalty identification tool• Pusha T drops second McDonald’s diss trackALSO MENTIONED• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune• The Great Escape announces First Fifty shows and 2023 CMU+TGE themes• Buy your TGE delegate pass• Dissecting The Digital Dollar reports• Pusha T – Spicy Fish Diss Track• Pusha T – Rib Roast• Pusha T’s New Diss Track Is an Arby’s Ad.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the Recording Industry Association Of America’s stats about the US recorded music market in the first half of 2022, and the live music and night-time sectors’ response to the UK government’s energy price cap for businesses and new budget.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the ruling that Lizzo can keep the $5 million fee she was paid to play the 2020 LA Virgin Fest that never happened because of COVID, and YouTube’s announcement that it handed more than $6 billion over to the music industry in the twelve months to June this year.

The Artist:Entrepreneur Day from the Featured Artists Coalition and CMU:DIY is returning to Manchester next month in partnership with English Folk Expo.Once again three FAC artist entrepreneurs will talk about their individual artist businesses, explaining how music-makers go about building a fanbase, and generating revenues from their music rights, shows and fan relationships.They will be joined by CMU’s Chris Cooke and a team of music industry experts to provide insights, ideas and lots of practical advice for early-career music-makers looking to build a business around their music.This is all happening on Saturday 15 Oct at Home in Manchester. Info and tickets here.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the claims of racism that saw ‘virtual’ rapper FN Meka dropped by Universal’s Capitol label, and the controversy surrounding the discovery that digital processes have been used by a supposedly analogue reissues label for more than a decade.SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Capitol drops ‘virtual’ rapper FN Meka after claims of racism• Human voice of ‘AI’ rapper FN Meka says he was cut out of the project• FN Meka spokesperson Anthony Martini quits project, admits there was less AI involved than claimed• Audiophile label sued over misleading statements regarding its mastering processALSO MENTIONED• Michael Jackson’s nephew says Harry Styles cannot be the ‘new king of pop’• Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes (New York Times)• This robot rapper and 9m following on TikTok.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Timbaland and Swizz Beats suing video sharing platform Triller over $28 million they say the company owes them from a deal relating to the popular livestream DJ battle series Verzuz, Snoop Dogg’s new breakfast cereal, and the legal battle over the name of Nicki Minaj’s Barbie-Que Honey Truffle potato chips.SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Timbaland and Swizz Beats sue Triller• Snoop Dogg launches breakfast cereal, Snoop Loopz• Mattel sues over Nicki Minaj’s Barbie-Que snacksALSO MENTIONED• HitPiece back from the deadMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Taylor Swift’s statement to a US court as part of the long-running song-theft legal battle over her 2014 hit ‘Shake It Off’ in which she explains how she came up with the lyrics for her track, while also insisting there was no way she could have been exposed to the song she is accused of ripping off before creating ‘Shake It Off’, plus some interesting new stats comparing consumer spending in the UK on recorded music and live music – and the impact of COVID-19 on all that.SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Taylor Swift submits statement to court in ongoing Shake It Off song-theft legal battle• From Suffering to Recovering: The stats that explain why the UK music industry is set for a dramatic post-lockdown comeback (Music Business Worldwide)ALSO MENTIONED• UK label spend on A&R and marketing reach almost £500 million last yearMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including ruling that rapper Youngboy Never Broke Again’s lyrics cannot be used as evidence during his trial on firearms charges, and how that fits into the wider Rap On Trial debate in the US.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Four Tet and Domino’s settlement of their legal battle over what royalty rate the musician should be paid on streams and what it could mean for other artists, plus Belgium’s decision to add equitable remuneration to streams and IMPALA’s plea to other European countries not to follow suit.SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Domino Records settles Four Tet dispute, commits to pay 50% royalty on digital• Domino comments on Four Tet settlement, insists no precedent set• Belgium introduces ER right on streams• IMPALA calls for French style agreements on fair digital remuneration instead of ERALSO MENTIONED• French performer and label groups reach voluntary agreement regarding digital remunerationMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin• Listen to the full Setlist theme tune

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including BTS’s announcement that they are going on break to focus on solo projects – but whatever you do, don’t call it a hiatus – plus Goldman Sachs’ big predictions for music industry growth to the end of the decade.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the UK’s Music Managers Forum new report on the topic of digital burnout and the wider debate around pressures being placed by the music industry on artists – particularly female artists – to be heavily active on TikTok, plus the petition calling on UK song rights collecting society PRS to reconsider its decision to reduce the funding it provides to the PRS Foundation.

A special live edition of the show recorded live at Wide Days in Edinburgh.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Deezer’s announcement that it is going public with a valuation of more than €1 billion, as a result of a deal to merge with French special purpose acquisition company I2PO that will result in the streaming music firm being publicly listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, plus Tyga’s entry into the torrid world of sports shoe litigation.SECTION TIMES01: Deezer (00:05:49)02: Tyga (00:23:15)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Deezer to go public with €1.05 billion valuation• Tyga’s MSCHF trainers prompt legal battle with VansALSO MENTIONED• Deezer announces partnership with German broadcaster RTL Deutschland (November 2021)• Deezer’s IPO is off (October 2015)• Setlist: Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoes recalled back to Hell (April 2021)• Tommy Cash has collaborated with Adidas on some really long shoes (NME)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the battle over Sheffield’s Leadmill venue after its current management were served with an eviction notice with plans for the building’s landlord to install their own team, plus the producer suing Justin Bieber for allegedly breaking promises on royalties.SECTION TIMES01: The Leadmill (00:10:45)02: Justin Bieber (00:25:06)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Sheffield Leadmill landlord says building will remain a music venue, despite eviction notice• Dispute over the future of Sheffield’s The Leadmill rages on• The Leadmill landlords have already begun registering the trademark for Electric Sheffield• “The Leadmill will not continue” following landlord takeover, says current General Manager• Leadmill management petition for suspension of Section 25 of Landlord And Tenant Act as dispute with landlord continues• Bieber producer sues over points disputeALSO MENTIONED• Industry Takeover Seminars• Sound + Vision Comedy Conference• Great Escape Conference schedules published as more keynotes and conversations are confirmedMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the lawsuit launched against Fortnite maker Epic Games by the choreographer behind the dance routine in the video for the Charlie Puth song ‘How Long’ alleging that an ’emote’ available within the gaming platform utilises his choreography without licence, and the US Copyright Royalty Board’s rejection of industry proposals on royalty rates for discs and downloads.SECTION TIMES01: Fortnite dance (00:05:56)02: Copyright Royalty Board (00:15:57)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Choreographer on Charlie Puth video reignites debate about dance copyright on Fortnite• US Copyright Royalty Board rejects proposal to keep mechanical royalty on discs and downloads unchangedALSO MENTIONED• Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies• Mira Calix dies• The Wanted’s Tom Parker diesMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest stats from the IFPI showing that global recorded music revenues grew 18.5% in 2021, plus a whole load more stats from Spotify aiming to fend of criticism about the money artists and songwriters earn from the platform (although possibly not doing that good a job of it).SECTION TIMES01: IFPI stats (00:05:50)02: Spotify stats (00:31:13)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Global record industry revenues grew 18.5% to $25.9 billion in 2021• Spotify paid $7 billion to the music industry last year – and other fun stat bragsALSO MENTIONED• Shape Of You song-theft court case concludesMORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Ed Sheeran’s trip to the High Court in London in a bid to defeat a song-theft lawsuit filed against him and his musical collaborators in relation to his 2017 track ‘Shape Of You’, and the return of LimeWire – not as a piece of peer-to-peer file-sharing software, but as a music NFT marketplace.