YolanDa Brown, Michelle Escoffery, Smade and David Marcus confirmed for Great Escape 2023 keynotes
Four keynote in-conversations have been announced for next year's Great Escape Conference, with YolanDa Brown, Michelle Escoffery, Afro Nation's Smade and Ticketmaster's David Marcus all confirmed. The conversations will take place as part of the four day TGE Conference from 10-13 May 2023, alongside the CMU+TGE Sessions that will put the spotlight on education, deals and the creator economy.

With the keynote in-conversations - curated and presented by CMU - TGE delegates get to hear from leading executives, entrepreneurs, creators and innovators from across the music community. Each conversation puts the spotlight on the interviewee's career to date, and gets their perspective and opinions on the very latest trends and developments in the business of music.

As part of the 2023 programme, musician, broadcaster, Chair of BPI and Chair of Youth Music YolanDa Brown will discuss her career as a music-maker, and her ground-breaking work encouraging, educating and supporting the next generation of music talent.

Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter, producer and recently re-elected President of the PRS Members' Council Michelle Escoffery will also discuss her career in music and her creator advocacy role at PRS For Music, as well as what early-career music-makers actually need to focus on to pursue a successful career in the industry.

Elsewhere, promoter and Afro Nation co-founder Smade will tell the story of the creation, evolution and global expansion of the Afro Nation festival, and his work promoting and supporting afrobeats music and culture via his SMADE Entertainment business.

And Ticketmaster's EVP of Global Music David Marcus will discuss the latest trends, innovations and opportunities in the live music and ticketing sector, including how new data technologies and services can help promoters, venues and artists better plan and market their shows, and build stronger connections with their audiences.

The conversations are just one part of the TGE Conference. The CMU+TGE Sessions are three full-day strands that dive deep on three key topics each year, in 2023 music and education, music and deals, and music and the creator economy.

Then there's a series of panels, workshops and networking events presented by The Great Escape's industry partners - plus, of course, delegates also get priority access to the festival side of The Great Escape.

For more information about the 2023 TGE Conference and to buy delegate passes click here.

A number of other announcements have been made about the 2023 Great Escape today as well. Carousel, the Brighton-based charity championing the rights of artists with learning disabilities, has been confirmed as the event's charity partner for 2023, plus BIMM returns as education partner.

Information has also been announced about The Road To The Great Escape, the live music showcases that take place in Glasgow and Dublin in the days leading up to the main event in Brighton. The Glasgow shows will take place on 6 May and the Dublin gigs on 8 and 9 May. There's more information about The Road To The Great Escape here.

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Judiciary Committee in US House Of Representatives approves radio royalty proposals
The Judiciary Committee of the US House Of Representatives yesterday approved the American Music Fairness Act, which would introduce a radio royalty for artists and record labels in America for the first time. The approval has been widely welcomed by the music community.

US copyright law is unusual in not granting sound recordings full performing rights, which means AM/FM radio stations do not need a licence from or to pay royalties to artists and labels. The record industry has been campaigning to get a radio royalty for years, with the latest proposals set out in this American Music Fairness Act.

The radio industry is a powerful lobby in Washington and is very opposed to those proposed reforms to US copyright law. It even has its own rival proposed legislation called the Local Radio Freedom Act, which is basically a non-proposal, in that it largely seeks to maintain the current system. The idea is that when a member of US Congress formally supports the Local Radio Freedom Act, they are by definition opposing the American Music Fairness Act.

The National Association Of Broadcasters remains confident that if the American Music Fairness Act goes to a full vote in the House Of Representatives it would be defeated, plus the proposals would need to get through the US Senate as well. Meanwhile, the current session of Congress is in its final phase following the recent elections, and it seems unlikely the American Music Fairness Act will be fast-tracked by attaching it to some must-pass legislation.

Nevertheless, for the music community, winning the approval of the House's Judiciary Committee is still seen as a significant win in the bigger picture, very-long-running bid to get a radio royalty.

The Committee's Chair Jerrold Nadler - already a supporter of the American Music Fairness Act - stated yesterday: "Imagine a profession in which you put in countless hours to create a product that is appreciated by millions of people, but while major companies can generate significant profits distributing your product, those companies pay you absolutely nothing for your efforts".

"This may seem unthinkable", he added, "but it is the reality for American recording artists and musicians when their music is played on AM/FM radio".

Noting the criticisms of the act from the radio sector, he said: "Large broadcast corporations have criticised this bill, arguing that they should not have to pay a public performance royalty because their airplay provides promotional value to the artists and musicians".

"Although these arguments are dubious", he continued, "[the proposed new law] specifies that, when determining the royalty rate, the Copyright Royalty Board must base its decision on economic, competitive and programming information presented by all the parties - including information relevant to whether the radio station's service in broadcasting the sound recording enhances the copyright owners' and artists' other streams of revenue".

"The Judiciary Committee has also heard the concerns of local and public radio", he noted. "They argue that they would suffer - and perhaps would have to close their doors - if they had to pay these public performance royalties".

"Of course, we recognise the unique and vital services local and public radio stations provide to so many of our communities throughout the United States. That is why this legislation protects these small radio stations by excluding them from paying what the large broadcasting corporations would be required to pay".

He concluded: "I want to thank our former colleague, Representative Ted Deutch - who recently ended his service in Congress - for introducing this legislation along with Representative Darrell Issa, who has also been a leader on this issue. As a long-time advocate for closing this unfair loophole that harms American artists, I am proud to join them in this effort, and I urge all members to support this bill".

Welcoming the approval of the American Music Fairness Act by the Judiciary Committee yesterday, the boss of the US Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr, said: "Today's passage of the American Music Fairness Act through the House Judiciary Committee marks an important step for this critical piece of legislation, and I am grateful to Chairman Nadler, Rep Issa, and members of the committee for supporting the music community's right to fair pay".

"It is vital to the health of our industry that creators are compensated for the use of their intellectual property on terrestrial radio", he went on, "and the Recording Academy will continue to advocate for AMFA until this bill is signed into law".

Meanwhile, the CEO of US record industry collecting society SoundExchange, Michael Huppe, added: "House Judiciary Committee approval of the American Music Fairness Act may not be the last step in this fight, but it's an important one. Tens of thousands of music creators - our family, friends and neighbours - are counting on Congress to do the right them and help them get paid for their work. We cannot let them down".

Needless to say, the National Association Of Broadcasters responded differently. Its CEO Curtis LeGeyt said: "NAB thanks the members of the House Judiciary Committee who voted against the AMFA today, and the more than 250 members of Congress - including a majority of the House Of Representatives - that support a resolution opposing this new performance royalty on local radio".

"These lawmakers understand that AMFA will harm local broadcasters and audiences around the country, undermine our ability to serve their communities and ultimately fail artists by leading to less music airplay", he went on. "Broadcasters urge the recording industry to join us in serious discussions instead of using the few legislative days left in the calendar to pursue divisive legislation that faces broad congressional opposition".

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BMG acquires Peter Frampton music rights
BMG has acquired a whole stack of rights in relation to the catalogue of guitarist Peter Frampton, covering his solo material and work with artists including George Harrison, BB King, Buddy Guy, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Donovan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr, Diana Ross, Herb Alpert, Dionne Warwick, Steve Miller and more.

"I am so pleased to join the BMG family", says Frampton. "As an artist-first company, I trust BMG will care for my legacy and that my songs are in good hands".

BMG's President Of Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles and New York, Thomas Scherer adds: "From his incredible early rise of success to [70s supergroup] Humble Pie, his countless collaborations to achieving global stardom as a solo artist, Peter Frampton is one of the most inspirational and tireless musicians of his time".

"We are proud a legendary artist of his calibre entrusts BMG as the custodians of his most treasured works", he goes on. "A revered musical catalogue of this magnitude, paid tribute to by countless artists, will continue to live on for generations".

Frampton was diagnosed with inclusion body myositis - a progressive muscular disorder - in 2019, and announced his retirement as a result. He recently completed a UK farewell tour, which had been pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He still has five more shows at Joe Satriani's G4 Experience in Nevada in January.

His most recent album, 'Frampton Forgets The Words' - a collection of instrumental covers of some of his favourite songs by other artists - was released in 2021. He also published his memoir, 'Do You Feel Like I Do?', in 2020.

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Spotify still market-leader in premium streaming, though Chinese services scoring impressive growth
Entertainment industry consultancy MIDiA has published its annual report on music subscriber market shares, which estimates premium subscriber numbers for music streaming services around the world.

In an accompanying blog post, MD Mark Mulligan writes: "As the world edges towards a recession, the music streaming market continues to stand strong. Despite indications of slowdown in some markets, the global music subscriber market remains buoyant. Growth, though, is uneven, with a number of leading streaming services outpacing the rest, especially the Chinese ones, which are now setting the global pace".

In the same way that many home entertainment services actually benefited from the lockdowns during the COVID pandemic, the same could be true of a recession, where people spend less money on going out. "Home entertainment tends to perform well during recessions", Mulligan notes, "not least because people are inclined to cut down on leisure spend (eating out, bars, clubs, etc) and thus spend more time at home".

"In previous recessions lipstick sales boomed, reflecting their role as an affordable luxury that consumers turn to when they can no longer afford the more expensive luxuries", he adds. "Music subscriptions have a good chance of playing a similar role in the coming recession".

Stressing again that, in terms of premium growth, the Chinese streaming services are doing particularly well, Mulligan writes: "The evolution of the global music subscriber market is beginning to fork between the leading Western digital service providers and those in Asia - China especially so. Nearly all the leading DSPs continue to experience strong subscriber growth, but none more so than Chinese DSPs Tencent Music Entertainment and NetEase Cloud Music".

In terms of overall market share, Spotify is still by far the market leader, although - as has been the trend in recent years - that lead is slowly declining. MIDiA reckons that its market share in the second quarter of 2022 was 30.5%, down from around 31% in 2021. Though a lot of the current decline in Spotify's dominance is because of growth in the Chinese market, where it doesn't operate.

That growth in China also means that the various services run there by Tencent together are now the third biggest player in terms of market share. So, after Spotify, it goes Apple Music (13.7%), Tencent (13.4%), Amazon Music (13.3%) and YouTube Music (8.9%).

You can buy the new MIDiA report here and read Mulligan's blog post here.

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BBC boss Tim Davie talks about an internet-centric future with fewer TV channels and radio stations
The boss of the BBC, Tim Davie, yesterday said that the broadcaster needs to prepare for a future where most content is consumed over the internet and, as a result, operating lots of standalone channels and stations - as is the norm with traditional TV and radio broadcasts - won't make any sense anymore.

There is usually a flurry of criticism and complaints whenever the BBC proposes to close down a channel - or take a broadcast service online only - and the concerns raised by the critics and complainers are usually valid.

Although, at the same time, the BBC has to find considerable cost savings as a result of its most recent licence fee settlement with the UK government; it needs to prepare for a future where the licence fee will probably be phased out completely; and it's very aware that many younger consumers are simply not interacting with traditional broadcast channels.

In his speech for the Royal Television Society yesterday, Davie ran through some of the BBC's key achievements over the last 100 years, including its current successes in terms of reach, influence and output. However, he explained, the media sector is changing rapidly and the BBC needs to move fast to keep up.

"Industry analysts predict that we have probably seen the last year in the UK when broadcasters make up the majority of video viewing", Davie noted in his speech. "Five years ago broadcast TV reached nearly 80% of young adults a week. Today it's around 50% and radical changes are happening across all ages. TikTok is now bigger than the BBC in video for 16-24s in the UK".

"Imagine a world that is internet only", he then mused, "where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off and choice is infinite. There's still a lot of live linear viewing but it is all been delivered online ... Could we harness the possibilities of this interactive digital landscape to increase public value and stimulate the UK media market? What would it actually take to deliver that?"

He then posed four questions: "Should we, as the UK, own a move to an internet future with greater urgency? Should we transform the BBC faster to have a clear, market leading role in the digital age? Should we proactively invest in the BBC brand as a global leader? Should we move faster in regulating for future success?"

The answer to all those questions, he argued, is a big fat "yes".

"A switch off of broadcast will and should happen over time, and we should be active in planning for it", he reckoned. Though for the BBC to embrace a shift to internet-only, "we must work together to ensure that everyone is connected, and can get their TV and radio via the internet. This isn't something to resist. A fully connected UK has very significant benefits for society and our economy. It would unleash huge opportunities for innovation".

And as the BBC's services are increasingly online, "we will have fewer brands overall and consolidate more activity behind a simple, single brand in the UK: the BBC. And you'll see this globally as well. We will also simplify sub-brands such as BBC News. You can see a first step in our bringing together of the BBC News Channel and BBC World News as one brand: BBC News".

None of this is going to happen overnight, with Davie talking quite a bit about how things might look by 2030. But his main point was that the BBC needs to get ahead of the game in what he sees as an inevitable (and already happening) shift in media consumption, so that a public service broadcaster like the BBC, and the UK media industry at large, can still compete, in the UK and beyond.

"Digital offers a huge opportunity to unlock more audience value", Davie went on, "but it requires big organisational change: a radical overhaul of how we use data, a heavyweight world-class tech team, new operating models, new creative solutions and ideas".

"Imagine news reimagined for the iPlayer or increased functionality when watching the game online. We will be world-leading pioneers in this. No one in the world has created a digitally led public service media company of scale and the global opportunity for us is there for the taking".

While partly preparing BBC audiences and employees for the bold changes ahead, there were also some obvious messages for government too in Davie's speech. That's partly about the funding of the Corporation, in both the short and longer term, but also about regulation, of the BBC itself, and even more importantly of the media and internet more widely.

You can read Davie's full speech here.

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UK Festival Awards takes place in Manchester
The winners of this year's UK Festival Awards were announced at Manchester's Escape To Freight Island earlier this week.

Among the winners, Manchester Pride took the Best Large Festival prize and The Great Escape was named Best Festival For Emerging Talent. Meanwhile, there were two winners of this year's Outstanding Contribution Award, Association Of Festival Organisers boss Steve Heap and outgoing Association Of Independent Festivals chief Paul Reed.

Presenting those outstanding contribution prizes, Ticketmaster's VP Music & Festivals, Sarah Slater, said of Heap: "His determined work throughout the pandemic, when he should've been looking forward to his retirement, could not go unnoticed". Meanwhile Reed, she added, "transformed [AIF] and through extensive lobbying won several key battles for independent festivals. His leadership was never more prominent than during the pandemic".

Here's the full list of winners:

Best Small Festival: Woo Fest
Best Medium Festival: 2000 Trees
Best Large Festival: Manchester Pride
Best Overseas Festival: Altitude Comedy Festival
Best Non-Music Festival: Mighty Dub Fest
Best Metropolitan Festival: Sound City
Best Festival For Emerging Talent: The Great Escape
Best Family Festival: Teddy Rocks
Best New Festival: RADAR Festival
The Grassroots Festival Award: 3 Wishes Fairy Festival
The UK Greener
Festival Award: Green Gathering
Best Festival Production: Boomtown
Promoter Of The Year: Black Deer
Line-Up Of The Year: Bluedot
Innovation Award: Exit Festival/NFT-TiX
Marketing Campaign Of The Year: Parklife
The Positively Perfect Pivot Award: Back 2 Festival
The Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award: Beat The Streets
The Brand Activation Award: Mighty Hoopla/Vodafone
The Outstanding Contribution Award: Steve Heap
The Outstanding Contribution Award: Paul Reed

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DEALS

Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group has agreed a new deal with the Dean Martin estate to "manage, develop and expand" the late singer and actor's legacy. The agreement covers Martin's name, image and likeness along with various rights in his recordings, film appearances and TV shows. "Dean Martin was America in film, recordings, nightclubs, comedy and TV", says Azoff. "He was the epitome of coolness. It is both an honour and privilege to welcome this cherished American talent to our Iconic family".

Under their newly expanded alliance, [PIAS] and Universal Music have announced that the latter's Spinefarm rock label will move over to the former's roster as of 1 Jan, and will be distributed by its [Integral] services division. "Over the last ten years, we have built Spinefarm up from its regional origin to become one of the premiere global rock destinations for artists", says General Manager Jonas Nachsin. "Combining forces with the storied and amazing worldwide [PIAS] team - one of the best and most respected indie organisations ever in our industry - promises that future will be very bright".

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MARKETING & PR

Former MMF executive Joseph Lever and his brother Tobias have launched new visual content agency Two Suns Creative, with initial clients including Universal Music and Ministry Of Sound. "We're delighted to officially launch Two Suns Creative and to offer our services to the industry", they say. "These days, music is an audio-visual medium, with infinite possibilities to engage audiences with compelling interactive content and artwork. Building on our existing track record, our ambition is to help artists, managers, labels and others conceptualise and produce these essential assets that will help expand their audience".

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APPOINTMENTS

Sam Riddle has joined Warner Records in the US as SVP Marketing. He moves over from Roc Nation. "I'm beyond excited to join the team at Warner Records, a label steeped in history and currently brimming with talent", he says. "There's nothing more exciting than artist development - a perpetual process that can help a superstar reach record-breaking heights and jump start a new artist's career. The entire Warner Records team is equally dedicated to this process, making this career transition a no-brainer".

The UK's Entertainment Retailers Association has announced 7digital founder Ben Drury, currently CEO of children's audio platform Yoto, as its new Chair. 7digital was ERA's first digital member and Drury previously sat on the trade body's board from 2008 to 2013. "It is a significant coup for ERA to welcome Ben Drury back as Chair. Ben played a pivotal role in the emergence of ERA as the voice of digital entertainment as well as of physical retailers", says CEO Kim Bayley. "He brings unrivalled knowledge of the business and strategic view of the changing face of entertainment".

Live and ticketing firm CTS Eventim has appointed Holger Horein as its new Chief Financial Officer. "Holger is a respected finance manager with a wealth of professional experience", says CEO Klaus-Peter Schulenberg. "His versatility and extensive specialist expertise will make him an asset to our management team, where he will undoubtedly provide fresh impetus for our successful growth strategy".

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RELEASES

Lana Del Rey has announced that she will release new album 'Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd' on 10 Mar. Here's the title track.

SBTRKT has released new single 'Forward', featuring Leilah. The track was first previewed as a snippet in the video for Drake and 21 Savage's 'Jimmy Cooks', resulting in a rush of YouTube commenters asking what it was. "I've always viewed this song as more of an album track than what I might consider a single, so it's great to see that it has resonated so widely", says SBTRKT. The album that the track is taken from is due out next year.

Field Music's David Brewis has announced that he will release his debut solo album 'The Soft Struggles' on 24 Feb. From it, this is 'Start Over'.

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard will screen new tour film 'Chunky Shrapnel' at cinemas around the UK, North America, Australia and Netherlands this month. Details here.

Jonnine - aka HTRK's Jonnine Standish - has released new solo single 'I Put A Little Thing In Your Pocket'. Her new album, 'Maritz', is out on 16 Feb.

Jesus Piece have released new single 'An Offering To The Night', their first under a new record deal with Century Media.

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GIGS & TOURS

Alvvays have announced UK tour dates in May and June next year, kicking off with a show at the Kentish Town Forum in London on 24 May. They've also just released a video for their song 'Many Mirrors'.

Deaf Havana have announced UK tour dates in March and April next year. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

The Bigo & Twigetti record label has announced a night of performances from artists on its roster at Crypt On The Green in London on 16 Feb. Artists set to play are Anna De Bruin, Fiona Brice, Jim Perkins, Tony Woollard, Rael Jones, Thea Spiers, Angus MacRae and Dan Hewson. Tickets on sale now.

Check out our weekly Spotify playlist of new music featured in the CMU Daily - updated every Friday.

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BBC announces music TV programming over the festive break
The BBC has announced the full range of music programming it will have on its TV channels over the festive break, with documentaries and live performances aplenty to keep you entertained. Very little of it is Christmas music too, so that's a plus

When does the festive break actually start though? Covering its back, the Beeb has put forward a schedule that starts this weekend and runs through to 1 Jan. I thought the Christmas period officially ended on 6 Jan, though. That's when I take my tree down.

Whatever, BBC Two kicks things of on Saturday - 10 Dec - with the first of three performances from this year's BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Cardiff from Self Esteem. You can then watch Idles and Mikki Blanco's sets on 18 Dec.

Also on 10 Dec will be 'Piano Greats At The BBC' - a compilation of performances from artists who have recently played the Radio 2 Piano Room on Ken Bruce's Radio 2 show, including Craig David, Sigrid, Paolo Nutini, Sam Smith, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott and Michael Bublé.

Then, on 15 Dec, you can watch Lewis Capaldi's 'BBC Radio 2 In Concert' show, which is being filmed in front of a small audience at the BBC Radio Theatre this very evening.

I'm not sure you can call any of that festive - or even part of the festive break. Not really.

It's alright though, we're properly into it now, because on 23 Dec, BBC Four will be showing 'Country Music At Christmas' - a show hosted by the Country Music Association and featuring Christmas songs performed by the likes of Dan & Shay, Maren Morris, The War And Treaty, Steven Curtis Chapman, Scotty McCreery, Molly Tuttle and Old Dominion. Which is nice. If you like that sort of thing.

Then on Christmas Eve it's the 'Top Of The Pops Review Of The Year 2022'. You know 'Top Of The Tops', yeah? That thing you always say they should bring back that you never watch the one time it's on every year? Well, maybe this year you could stick it on and then the BBC might think people are actually interested. It'll be hosted by Radio 1's Clara Amfo and Jack Saunders and look back at the big pop hits of 2022.

What about Christmas Day though? Well, the day (or at least a portion of it) is being handed over to Tina Turner and new documentary 'When Tina Turner Came To Britain', featuring interviews with Turner herself, as well as others who have met and worked with her.

"The love, energy and support I've had from Britain over the years has been amazing", says Turner. "I couldn't have enjoyed the career I've had without my time spent in the UK and collaborations with amazing British songwriters, musicians and producers. I hope you love watching this documentary. From my very first visit to London in 1966 I always enjoyed visiting Britain and performing for fans across the country - it felt like my second home".

After that, you'll probably be hoping for another review of the year type thing. Well, hang on for 30 Dec and you'll get one. 'The Year In Music At The BBC: 2022' will look at big musical things that happened on BBC TV channels this year. You know, like Paul McCartney at Glastonbury, Diana Ross at The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Party, and Harry Styles at Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Are you still with me? We're on the home straight now. Ands it's New Year's Eve! Or it will be on 31 Dec, which is the date they've chosen for it this year. You've got two options, as usual - BBC One's big new year show and Jools Holland's 'Hootenanny' on BBC Two. Playing the BBC One show this time will be this year's UK Eurovision entrant Sam Ryder, who will be performing a set of covers with a whole host of still to be announced special guests.

Once the new year has begun, our thoughts will inevitably turn to one thing: I wonder who else came to Britain in addition to Tina Turner. Well, how about the whole bloody Motown record label?

Yes, that's right, on 1 Jan, you'll get to watch 'When Motown Came To Britain' on BBC Two, a documentary about that time in 1965 when Motown came over here with a whole tour show, featuring artists on its then roster including Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Martha Reeves A The Vandellas and Smokey Robinson And The Miracles.

Accompanying that will be a compilation of archive footage of performances of songs written by key Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier, performed by both original Motown artists such as The Supremes, The Four Tops and Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, as well as the likes of Phil Collins, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart and Rag N Bone Man. And then, you can watch 'Marvin Gaye: Live at Montreux', the concert film of his performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on the 17 Jul 1980.

"We're rounding up a fantastic year of music TV on the BBC with two new engaging documentaries from Wise Owl Films - 'When Tina Turner Came To Britain' and 'When Motown Came To Britain'", says Jonathan Rothery, BBC Head of Pop Music TV. "Both films take a fascinating look at much loved stars through the filter of the times they've visited our shores".

"We'll also be giving viewers a chance to reminisce about the musical year gone by with 'The Year In Music At The BBC: 2022', and welcoming them into 2023 on BBC Two with the 30th Jools' annual 'Hootenanny', as Sam Ryder rocks into midnight on BBC One".

"Soul fans are treated to a rare performance from the legendary Marvin Gaye, and a Lamont Dozier special. Country fans can enjoy 'Country Music Christmas 2022', and pop fans can catch up with 'Top Of The Pops Review Of The Year 2022. There's something for every music fan to enjoy on the BBC this Christmas".

Yes, Jonathan, I just said all of that. You're making me look bad by doing it more concisely. Anyway, that's it. That's all of it. You know what, why don't I just put it all in a list that you can print off and stick on your fridge? Probably should have just done that in the first place.

10 Dec: Self Esteem at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival (BBC Two)
10 Dec: Piano Greats At The BBC (BBC Two)
15 Dec: BBC Radio 2 In Concert: Lewis Capaldi (BBC iPlayer)
18 Dec: Idles at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival (BBC Two)
18 Dec: Mykki Blanco at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival (BBC Two)
23 Dec: Country Music Christmas 2022 (BBC Four)
24 Dec: Top Of The Pops Review Of The Year 2022 (BBC Two)
25 Dec: When Tina Turner Came To Britain (BBC Two)
30 Dec: The Year In Music At The BBC: 2022 (BBC Two)
31 Dec: Sam Ryder Rocks New Year's Eve (BBC One)
31 Dec: Jools Holland's Hootenanny (BBC Two)
1 Jan: When Motown Came To Britain (BBC Two)
1 Jan: Lamont Dozier (BBC Two)
1 Jan: Marvin Gaye: Live At Montreux (BBC Two)

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