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CMU Podcast: Digital music transparency, T In The Park, YouTube, Justin Bieber
By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 2 October 2015
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business, including France’s new government-led initiative on transparency in digital music deals, controversy over the funding of T In The Park, rumours on YouTube’s music streaming plans, Amazon Prime Music’s Universal Music deal, and Justin Bieber’s thoughts on life, the universe and everything. The CMU Podcast is sponsored by 7digital.
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Stories discussed this week
• French government launches code promoting “clarity and fairness” in digital music
• Dan Le Sac Writes: Geoff Barrow says he made £1700 from 34 million streams. Let’s do maths!
• T In The Park funding to be challenged in Scottish Parliament
• Music Key may be part of wider YouTube subscription service
• Amazon signs up Universal to Prime
• Justin Bieber was always the greatest living human. May be the messiah.
CMU Approved
• Harleighblu
• Emmecosta
• Boots
• Esther Joy Lane
What we didn’t have time to talk about
• Zane Lowe “not sure” if Apple Music needs Beats 1
• British Eurovision song choice to go back to public vote
• SFX reportedly considering fire sale
• vKontakte ordered to beef up its takedown system
• Aldi launches streaming service in Germany
• Vladimir Putin calls Elton John (really this time)
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