Vinyl is now more popular than Playstation games
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including new figures from the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association showing that, so far this year, vinyl albums have risen up the ranks to become the second most successful form of physical media in terms of revenues, plus Taylor Swift's efforts to block two expert witnesses from testifying, and limit the testimony of a third, in the upcoming ‘Shake It Off’ song theft trial. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Vinyl overtakes Playstation games, DVDs and CDs as UK’s second best-selling physical entertainment format • Taylor Swift asks for expert witnesses to be dropped from upcoming Shake It Off trial due to lack of expertise ALSO MENTIONED • Music community pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II MORE FROM CMU • Upcoming CMU webinars • 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