The music business review of the year 2022: Part one
As 2022 draws to a close, we’ve selected ten key events in music and the music business from the last year. The first five here coincide with the final edition of our Setlist podcast for this year, where we also summarise the same stories.So, here and in the podcast, we discuss the ongoing economics of streaming debate, the resurgence (or not) of the live music industry, the continued increase in song-theft lawsuits, the growing trend of interpolation in pop, and the licensing of music on social media platforms.Listen to the accompanying episode of Setlist here.Meanwhile, read on for our write up of each story, and be sure to come back tomorrow for five more.