Live at Wide Days 2023

A special edition of the show recorded live at Wide Days in Edinburgh. CMU’s Chris Cooke is joined on stage by Clara Cullen from Music Venue Trust, Toni Malyn from EmuBands and Silvia Montello from AIM. As Setlist returns after a short break, our guests dissect three topics that have been big talking points within the music industry in recent months: the ongoing challenges in the live sector, the debate around making streaming more “artist-centric”, and the increasingly urgent discussions about music-making AI. SECTION TIMES 01: Live sector (00:04:25) 02: Streaming (00:23:40) 03: AI (00:43:15) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK •  Music Venue Trust annual report says grassroots venues are “operating on razor thin margins” and often “struggling to survive” • Own Our Venues initiative to move onto venue-buying phase, MVT confirms • Universal boss says streaming needs to shift to an “artist-centric” model • Universal Music announces alliance with Tidal to shake up the streaming business model • Universal and Deezer’s alliance to find “potential new economic models for streaming” officially announced • Music industry organisations back Human Artistry Campaign putting the spotlight on generative AI debates ALSO MENTIONED • An edition of Setlist where we explained user-centric royalty distribution MORE FROM CMU • Upcoming CMU events • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin • Listen to the full Setlist theme tune