CMU Editorial

Responses to the UK government’s planned ticket touting ban

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Secondary Ticketing • 6 min read

Responses to the UK government’s planned ticket touting ban

The UK government has announced plans to introduce new laws banning for-profit ticket touting and capping the commissions that can be charged on face value resale. Numerous politicians, artists, managers and music industry groups have responded to that announcement…

CMU Editorial • 19 Nov 2025

Open letter from UK creators to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on AI

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Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

Open letter from UK creators to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on AI

An open letter to Keir Starmer signed by numerous UK artists and creators - and organisations from across the UK creative industries - demanding to know why the Prime Minister isn’t standing up for the human rights of British creators in the context of AI…

CMU Editorial • 17 Sep 2025

IMPALA’s questions for Spotify over the changes it is making to its model

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Spotify • 4 min read

IMPALA’s questions for Spotify over the changes it is making to its model

The European independent music community has lots of questions about the changes Spotify is making to the way it calculates what money is due to the record industry each month…

CMU Editorial • 07 Dec 2023

Competition law expert Amelia Fletcher writes to Daniel Ek

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Spotify • 4 min read

Competition law expert Amelia Fletcher writes to Daniel Ek

The following letter has been sent to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek by Amelia Fletcher, who is Professor of Competition Policy at Norwich Business School at the University of East Anglia. She is also a musician and songwriter, and co-founder of independent label Skep Wax Records.…

CMU Editorial • 06 Nov 2023

CMU presents sessions at Vill Vill Vest 2023

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Vill Vill Vest • 2 min read

CMU presents sessions at Vill Vill Vest 2023

CMU presents three sessions as part of the conference at Vill Vill Vest in Bergen, Norway this year, looking at dance music's impact on communities and culture, how to maximising the rights of music-makers and how to take Norwegian artists into the UK…

CMU Editorial • 30 Oct 2023

CMU's Chris Cooke to interview YouTube's Chiara Santoro at BIME this week

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BIME • 1 min read

CMU's Chris Cooke to interview YouTube's Chiara Santoro at BIME this week

Music conference and showcase festival BIME takes place in Bilbao again this week, with CMU’s Chris Cooke set to interview YouTube's Chiara Santoro…

CMU Editorial • 24 Oct 2023

MMF to launch new guide to AI at Manager Summit

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Artist Management • 2 min read

MMF to launch new guide to AI at Manager Summit

The UK’s Music Managers Forum will launch a new guide to AI - produced by CMU - at its Manager Summit in London next week…

CMU Editorial • 07 Sep 2023

One Liners: Nicki Minaj, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue, more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 2 min read

One Liners: Nicki Minaj, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue, more

New interim CEO at the Scottish Music Industry Association, live dates from The 1975, Loyle Carter and Venbee, plus new music from Nicki Minaj, Timbaland, Lauren Mayberry, Bastille, Griff, Soft Play, No Guidance and VV Brown.…

CMU Editorial • 01 Sep 2023

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Conferences & Festivals • 1 min read

CMU at SHIP in Šibenik, Croatia

CMU's Chris Cooke ships off to Croatia to deliver Digital Music Business speed briefing and digital distribution insights at Šibenik's Ship Festival & Conference.…

CMU Editorial • 30 Aug 2023

Sound City • 1 min read

Responses to the UK government’s planned ticket touting ban

Open letter from UK creators to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on AI

IMPALA’s questions for Spotify over the changes it is making to its model

Competition law expert Amelia Fletcher writes to Daniel Ek

CMU presents sessions at Vill Vill Vest 2023

CMU's Chris Cooke to interview YouTube's Chiara Santoro at BIME this week

MMF to launch new guide to AI at Manager Summit

One Liners: Nicki Minaj, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue, more

CMU at SHIP in Šibenik, Croatia

Liverpool Sound City makes convention announcements

More speakers announced for Liverpool Sound City

Liverpool Sound City announces first speakers