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CMU Podcast: Paul McCartney, Donald Trump, videos on Facebook
By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 20 January 2017
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Paul McCartney suing Sony/ATV over his rights to the Lennon/McCartney catalogue and a round-up of the many music-related Donald Trump stories. We also answer a listener question about the value of putting music videos on Facebook – should artists being focussing on this or not? The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.
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Stories discussed this week:
• Paul McCartney goes legal over the US reversion right
• Donald Trump’s inauguration has performers booked (so far only one has pulled out)
• Bruce Springsteen tribute act pulls out of Trump inauguration event
• Donald Trump definitely rejected “legendary group” from inauguration party for charging too much
In brief…
• Sony Entertainment CEO confirms his departure
• Pandora to axe 7% of its workforce
• Former financial advisor admits to stealing nearly $5 million from Alanis Morissette
• Michael Buble pulls out as BRIT Awards host
