| Hello there. As many of you will know, each week CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke and I sit down to talk through the biggest music business stories of the last seven days on the CMU Podcast. If you haven't listened before, this week's edition is a great place to start. It's a bumper double edition looking back at the most important stories, trends and developments in the music industry in 2016. Plus a few of the things that made us laugh the most. Click here to listen to the episode, and to find out how to subscribe to receive new ones automatically when we return in January. All past episodes are still available on our feed - or here online - if you want to delve further into any of the topics discussed! And to help, I've picked out some key editions from 2016 below. Recording the CMU Podcast is one of my favourite weekly tasks, so a big thank you to all of you who do listen. Whether this is the first edition you've listened to, or you've been tuning in for years, I hope you enjoy the extended review of the year episode and will come back for more in 2017. And thank you, of course, to the CMU Podcast's sponsor 7digital for continuing to make it all possible. Oh, and once again, have a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Andy Malt Editor, CMU |
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2 Dec: Sound Of 2017, AI in music, Kate Bush The BBC's Sound Of 2017 list, the future of artificial intelligence in music, and the distressing news that Kate Bush is a massive Tory. LISTEN HERE 9 Sep: Fabric, FanFair, Frank Ocean The closure of Fabric, the launch of the FanFair campaign against secondary ticketing, and Frank Ocean's two new albums and how they contributed to the debate over streaming exclusives. LISTEN HERE
3 Jul: David Lowery interview In this special edition of the CMU Podcast, CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke chats to musician and vocal artist rights advocate David Lowery about the digital music market, his criticisms of the streaming sector, his lawsuit against Spotify, and whether he's optimistic about the future of the music business. LISTEN HERE
24 Jun: The Value Gap, ATP, Guvera, Take That Lots of letters about the value gap, the closure of ATP, Guvera's IPO being blocked, and the recruitment of Take That v2. LISTEN HERE
20 Mar: Convergence Sessions Special This special edition of the CMU Podcast includes highlights from our session at this year's Convergence festival considering the challenges facing the media sector in 2016, with CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke considering media about music, and interviewing the people behind some of our favourite music magazines and websites. LISTEN HERE
25 Mar: RIAA, Songkick, Spotify, Justin Bieber US record industry figures published by the RIAA, Songkick's litigation against Live Nation, Spotify's stats and settlements, and Justin Bieber calling time on meets and greets. LISTEN HERE |