Music industry hits back at new PRS tariffs for livestream performances

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSpotify announced Tuesday that Mona Sutphen will join its board of directors in April, subject to shareholder approval.Sutphen is a private equity advisor and a co-founder/advisor for several technology start-ups, and was a senior White House official during the Obama Administration. She is currently a Senior Advisor at The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm, and is a venture advisor and co-founder of several technology start-ups.

reeling in anger at Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage’s response to a debate in Parliament last week where she again rejected the idea of a visa-free “musicians passport” for artists and crew and repeated claims that the EU was at fault, today saw the Minister quizzed by MPs on the government’s handling of the situation and potential routes towards a solution.Before Dinenage faced questioning, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee heard the testimony of voices from across the worlds

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Abigail Breslin has no time for haters.

EXCLUSIVE: Less than 24 hours after her explosive ouster from Star Wars series The Mandalorian for incendiary social media posts, Gina Carano has hit back at her detractors and revealed a new movie project she is making with conservative website The Daily Wire.

The Meister Series to shine a light on the trailblazers and innovators of the music industry.The new online series is particularly championing those creative, influential and unique individuals and organisations who work within the industry, while also aiming to give music fans reasons to be cheerful for the long-term future of live music.The first episode of The Meister Series, which you can watch below, features an illuminating discussion with the organisers of Boomtown Fair.

280,000 people signed a petition calling for the government to establish visa-free touring for artists and crew through EU member states after Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal failed to do so, the campaign was debated by MPs in Parliament yesterday (February 8).Cross-party MPs repeated fears that the new added huge costs to future live music tours of the continent would prevent rising and developing artists from being able to afford it, as well as claims from European promoters that they’re likely to

Chris Willman Music WriterIn his recent song “Livin’ the Dream,” a tellingly somber number that stands out amid his otherwise upbeat smash “Dangerous: The Double Album,” Morgan Wallen sings about how success is not all it’s cracked up to be, concluding that it’s at least a little bit lonely at the top even in the midst of being “a rock star, in and out of cop cars, livin’ out a suitcase, trashin’ hotel bars… Between alcohol and women and Adderall and adrenaline, I don’t ever get no rest.”A rest

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Kelly Dodd hit back at criticism after she joked about being a COVID-19 superspreader while dining at a California restaurant without a face mask on Saturday, January 30.

Meghan Markle is hitting back at a tabloid report about her son Archie's birth certificate. Reports surfaced over the weekend that Meghan had changed her name on the document to remove «Rachel Meghan,» leaving just «Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex.» The change was actually made on June 5, 2019, about a month after Meghan welcomed Archie with Prince Harry on May 6 of that year.

Adam Lambert has seen a lot of positive change for LGBTQ+ musicians.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Monday, January 25.Bruno Fernandes has hit back at suggestions claiming he is tired after he was left out of United's starting XI against Liverpool at the weekend, with Donny van de Beek starting in his stead.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rested his creative midfielder ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round tie, introducing him midway through the second half.

Lourdes Leon has finally made her Instagram debut.

Brexit financial support for the music industry.The government has come in for heavy criticism since the UK officially left the EU earlier this month over the Brexit deal’s lack of support for touring musicians, specifically in terms of the failure to implement visa-free travel in Europe for British musicians and their crew.While Dowden previously told NME that the EU was to blame for not permitting visa-free travel for artists, the EU subsequently hit back by denying claims that they had

Music industry reps yesterday met with UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden to discuss the problems facing British musicians touring Europe post-Brexit.

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Michael Buble is sharing his thoughts about the music industry’s future after the coronavirus pandemic.