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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1750 posts •
Ten key developments over the Christmas break public
• 6 min read

Ten key developments over the Christmas break

CMU Daily returns after its Christmas break later today. In the meantime, here are ten music business developments since the last CMU Daily in December, including year-end stats, a ticketing consultation, music industry v Anthropic updates, alleged fraud at PPL and Universal’s new Amazon deal…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Ed Sheeran launches foundation supporting music education public
Ed Sheeran • 1 min read

Ed Sheeran launches foundation supporting music education

Ed Sheeran last week visited talent development projects in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast to formally launch a new foundation that will support music education. The foundation aims to ensure more young people have access to instruments, performance opportunities and industry pathways…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Beware the “wolf under the cape” in Universal’s Downtown land grab, warns Beggars boss as IMPALA calls for regulators to block the deal public
Downtown Music • 2 min read

Beware the “wolf under the cape” in Universal’s Downtown land grab, warns Beggars boss as IMPALA calls for regulators to block the deal

The independent music sector has called on competition regulators to investigate and block Universal’s Downtown Music deal, which is a “huge market share” grab according to IMPALA’s Helen Smith and part of the major’s bid for “utter dominance and control” according to Beggars boss Martin Mills…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Leadmill venue operator threatens to demolish toilets and gut venue if evicted, claiming Electric Group can’t afford refurbishment costs public
The Leadmill • 2 min read

Leadmill venue operator threatens to demolish toilets and gut venue if evicted, claiming Electric Group can’t afford refurbishment costs

The current operator of The Leadmill in Sheffield says he will gut the venue, including demolishing its toilets, if forced to leave by landlord Electric Group, which wants to run the venue itself. Electric Group’s legal bid to evict current operator Phil Mills is back in court in Leeds this week…
Chris Cooke
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