This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Artist News Business News Digital Labels & Publishers Setlist
CMU Podcast: Spotify, Safe Harbours, Theresa May
By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 5 June 2017
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Spotify settling the big mechanical royalties class action lawsuit that has been hanging over its plans to list on the stock market, arguments from both sides of the safe harbours debate in Europe hotting up, and Theresa May’s assault on the charts. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.
Subscribe to the CMU Podcast
Listen to the CMU Podcast and sign up to receive new episodes automatically each week through any of these services…
iTunes | audioBoom | SoundCloud | Spotify | Stitcher | Spreaker | TuneIn | Mixcloud | RSS
Stories discussed this week:
• Spotify settles its big mechanical rights dispute Stateside
• Both sides get more vocal in European safe harbour debate
• Chart shows won’t play Liar Liar when it charts
In brief:
• Tidal loses another CEO
• Sony Music’s Red Essential to merge with Sony Music’s The Orchard
Also discussed:
• CMU and Meltdown present Where Next For Music?