MONDAY 24 JULY 2017 COMPLETEMUSICUPDATE.COM
Welcome to the new week in music. To kick things off, we have a brand new edition of the CMU Podcast for you. This week Chris is joined by guest presenter Becky Brook to discuss Spotify mechanical lawsuits and the complexities of licensing song rights for streaming, plus pay packages and a new music show from the BBC.

CLICK HERE to tune in and sign up to the podcast, and check out more information about this week's edition below.


CMU INSIGHTS SEMINARS & MASTERCLASSES

Before you go, just time for another quick reminder about the CMU Insights seminars and masterclasses taking place this Autumn that you can currently book into - which are as follows...

18 Sep: Digital Deals, Dollars And Trends Masterclass | INFO

25 Sep: Making Money From Music Seminar | INFO

02 Oct: How Music Rights Work Seminar | INFO

09 Oct: How Music Licensing Works Seminar | INFO

16 Oct: The Music Rights Sector Seminar | INFO

23 Oct: Merch, Live & Brands Seminar | INFO

30 Oct: Social Media Tools Seminar | INFO

06 Nov: Music Media Seminar | INFO

13 Nov: Building A Fan-Orientated Business Seminar | INFO

20 Nov: Enforcing Music Rights Masterclass | INFO


Have a good week, enjoy the podcast, and look out for the first CMU Daily of the week here in your inbox later today.

Thanks for reading
Andy Malt
Editor, CMU
The latest CMU Podcast is now online! CMU's Chris Cooke and guest presenter Becky Brook review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the latest mechanical right lawsuits against Spotify in the US and what they reveal about the complexities of digital licensing, plus the BBC's big pay reveal and its plan for a new prime-time music show. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.

CLICK HERE to stream this edition of the CMU Podcast right now, or subscribe via iTunes to have each edition download to your device each Monday.
Stories discussed in this week's CMU Podcast include...

• Spotify faces two new mega-bucks lawsuits over US mechanicals
• BBC reveals pay-packets of top talent, fuelling gender pay gap debate
• BBC planning new prime-time music show

In brief...

• Warner acquires Songkick gig discovery business, but not the ticketing platform
• Believe boss plays down Sony acquisition reports
• Proposed new law aims to fix America's pre-1972 copyright quirk
• Statutory music rights database proposed in US Congress
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