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Setlist: 20 years of CMU - The business of talking about artists

This special Setlist episode for CMU's 20th birthday reviews how the site covered artist news and the business side of music, including Phil Spector, Amy Winehouse and Justin Bieber.…

Andy Malt • 04 Mar 2019

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Setlist: 20 years of CMU – The battle against secondary ticketing

This special Setlist episode, marking CMU’s 20th birthday, looks at the rise of online ticket touting and the efforts to regulate secondary ticketing.…

Andy Malt • 18 Feb 2019

Business News

Setlist: 20 years of CMU – Spotify and streaming revolution

This Setlist episode, the eleventh in CMU's 20th anniversary series, looks back at the rise of Spotify from upstart to a central pillar of recorded music.…

Andy Malt • 04 Feb 2019

Business News

Setlist: 20 years of CMU - iTunes and the download boom

This special Setlist episode marks CMU's 20th birthday with the story of the iTunes Store and how it kickstarted the digital music revolution.…

Andy Malt • 01 Dec 2018

Business News

Setlist: 20 years of CMU - The rise and fall of MySpace

A 20th anniversary Setlist podcast looks at MySpace's rapid rise, protracted fall and Justin Timberlake-fronted relaunch, as part of CMU's series of special editions.…

Andy Malt • 28 Sep 2018

Business News

Setlist: 20 years of CMU - The evolution of NME

This Setlist podcast episode, part of CMU's 20th anniversary series, looks at how the NME evolved from a newsstand title to a freesheet and then an online-only brand.…

Andy Malt • 09 Jul 2018

Business News

Setlist: 20 years of CMU - The collapse of HMV

In a special 20th anniversary edition of Setlist, CMU looks back at the collapse of HMV in 2013 after years of high street trouble and attempts to diversify.…

Andy Malt • 02 Jul 2018

Business News

Setlist: 20 years of CMU - The rise and fall of Grooveshark

The CMU 20th anniversary Setlist podcast examines the rise and fall of Grooveshark, which was sued into oblivion by the major labels.…

Andy Malt • 11 Jun 2018