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COMPLETE MUSIC UPDATE is a news and information provider to the music industry, covering music, music people and the music business, and championing great new artists and releases. CMU provides seriously good news and analysis that never gets too serious, with both freemium and premium content available, including CMU Daily, CMU Podcast, CMU Digest and CMU Trends. CMU INSIGHTS is a leading provide

r of training and consultancy to the music industry and companies working with music. We offer seminars, masterclasses and conference sessions, and our own conference at The Great Escape festival each May, plus a range of in-house training, research and consultancy services. We provide tips and advice for aspiring artists and songwriters, and future music business talent, through online resources and regular workshops.

27/11/2024

🚨 IMPALA’s One Step Ahead is back!

Join us, on Thursday, 5 Dec at 15:00 CET for our webinar with Complete Music Update on trends in music rights & consumption. Explore streaming models, UGC, superfans, stream manipulation & more!

Learn more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mw3tdy9f

28/08/2024

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including Legends ASM Global deal, Apple’s Airtel partnership, BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, plus latest releases

Today: Legends deal to acquire ASM Global closes; Apple's deal with Indian tel-co Bharti Airtel prompts Wynk Music closure; Meta and Spotify plotting more integration; BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, BRIT Awards presenter talent search; latest new releases + more

10/03/2024

Every Sunday CMU sends a summary of five key music business stories from the past week to our email subscribers.

This week: France has stood firm against Spotify’s bullying - and Spotify is having a tantrum. Warner Music has thrown its hat into the ring for Believe - but can it afford the French indie giant? Apple's EU mega-fine was far larger than expected, and it says Spotify just wants a free ride. TikTok is facing double trouble in the US as it fights publishers and politicians. New retail and consumption stats from ERA suggest Apple Music could be bringing in over £500 million a year in the UK alone.

ICYMI: Advertising Standards Authority backtracks - slightly - on daft FKA Twigs ruling; Hipgnosis circus releases botched numbers after valuation haircut and share price plunges; YouTube workers laid off in middle of meeting about not being laid off; Manchester City Council's eye watering costs spent fighting Night & Day battle; Cox Communications tries to avoid billion dollar damages - but labels want their money.

And Finally! If you're sitting next to Calvin Harris on a flight and he starts cracking eggs and swallowing them raw, be kind: he's just trying to stop jetlag.

26/02/2024

Spotify vs Apple name-calling kicks off again after EU mega-fine rumours

Apple issued a statement last week following rumours it is facing a €500 million fine as a result of an EU investigation prompted by a complaint made by Spotify. It claims that Spotify just wants a free ride, but Spotify issued its own statement arguing it is actually seeking a level playing field.

27/01/2024

In addition to bands like a-ha or Röyksopp and festivals like Bergenfest, what do you know about the Norwegian music scene? 🇳🇴

Discover more about this key Scandinavian market and the opportunities it holds! Meet leading industry professionals and find out how you can build collaborations and audiences in this passionate and varied market.

Speakers to be announced soon! Join us on 📆 Thursday, February 15, 18:00 CET / 17:00 GMT, in our first Market Spotlight of the year.

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3vWWkHS

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CMU – or Complete Music Update – helps people navigate and understand the music business through media, training, consultancy and education.

OUR FREE MEDIA: The CMU Daily keeps the music community up to date with all the latest news and developments – direct by email every week day. Setlist is the music business podcast from CMU - Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review the week in music and the music business.

OUR PREMIUM MEDIA: Premium subscribers also receive the CMU Digest, a concise summary of the biggest stories from the music business week just gone, and have access to CMU Trends, regular reports that analyse key developments in the music business and explain how different aspects of the industry work.

OUR TRAINING & CONSULTANCY: CMU Insights offers training and consultancy to music companies and companies working with music. We provide training, undertake research and present insight sessions at music conferences around the world.