Artists tell MPs streaming is "threatening the future of music"
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the first parliamentary hearing in the culture select committee inquiry into the economics of streaming, plus Instagram's insistence that no one would ever confuse its Reels feature with US cable TV channel Reelz. SECTION TIMES 01: Streaming inquiry (00:05:36) 02: Reels/z (00:28:35) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Performer ER in the spotlight at first parliamentary hearing on the economics of music streaming • No one would confuse Reels with Reelz, says Instagram ALSO MENTIONED • Setlist: Parliament probes the economics of streaming (from October 2020) MORE FROM CMU • Book your place on CMU's weekly webinars • Buy the new Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin