2023’s strangest, funniest and most ridiculous music business stories
Each day in our email newsletter CMU Daily we round off our news summary with ‘And Finally’ – a funny, ridiculous or (if we’re in the mood) poignant story. As 2023…
⏩ One Liners: Shygirl, Daniel Johnston, Nena + more
DEALS 🎈 BMG has increased its stake in the catalogue of German band Nena, including their 1983 song ‘99 Luftballons’. “Nena’s journey with ‘99 Luftballons’ has been a remarkable one,…
CMU Digest 23.04.23: Spotify, AI, SM Entertainment, Dr Luke, BMG
The key stories from the last week in the music business… Spotify boss Daniel Ek went to Washington to urge US lawmakers to back the Open App Markets Act, which…
Vinyl revival increasingly powered by new releases, says BPI
As the vinyl revival marches on in the UK music market, new releases on the format are accounting for an increasing amount of the growth, whereas in the past it…
77% of British artists with a UK number one album this year come from outside London
UK record industry trade group the BPI has been checking out which regions in the country the British artists who topped the albums chart this year come from. That follows…
Morrissey’s festive updates: no label, no management, no Miley
As the Christmas break got underway, Morrissey posted some updates to his website confirming that he is starting the new year without management or a label in place, and with…