Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done”

Apple - Android It comes as indoor events, including cinemas and bingo halls prepare to reopen on May 17, in line with the easing of lockdown rules.The line-up features a host of world famous musicians including Damon Albarn, HAIM, Idles, Jorja Smith, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka.The show also promises to feature a number of unannounced surprised artists.Performances on the festival’s Pyramid Field and Stone Circle will stream live to Hamilton’s silver screen as festival-goers look to enjoy a journey

First Minister said Scotland will adopt a 'green list' to allow people to travel to and from certain destinations without having to quarantine. The traffic light system - similar to the one announced by Boris Johnson in England - will come into effect from Monday, May 17.

Scottish Government's traffic lights system - similar to the one announced by Boris Johnson in England - will come into effect from Monday. Countries are to be classified as green, amber and red and a review will take place every four weeks.

COVID-19 roadmap when people are no longer required to socially distance.Earlier today (May 10) Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the penultimate phase of the coronavirus lockdown easing, which will allow for six people from different households (or two households) to meet indoors from May 17, will go ahead as planned.

Glastonbury Festival site in cinemas this month.The festival is broadcasting performances by Coldplay, Damon Albarn, HAIM, Wolf Alice and more on the weekend of May 22 and May 23 in place of the event, which was cancelled for the second year running owing to the coronavirus crisis.More than 350 UK cinemas will air the live sets in partnership with event cinema specialists Trafalgar Releasing on May 22, ScreenDaily reports.Other acts playing Glastonbury’s ‘Live From Worthy Farm’ event are Idles,

Jann Arden is preparing to hit the stage.

Ellise Shafer administratorColdplay frontman Chris Martin is taking on the role of mentor next week on “American Idol,” Variety has confirmed.Martin is set to mentor the current “American Idol” contestants on May 9, which is the singing competition’s Mother’s Day episode. The remaining finalists will prepare and perform two songs for the episode: one of their choosing dedicated to a loved one in their life in honor of Mother’s Day, and a song from Coldplay’s discography.

Mark Sutherland Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Led Zeppelin, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and over 150 successful artists and songwriters recently joined the growing chorus of voices demanding changes in the way music streaming pays creators in Britain.But while the open letter to U.K.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the letter to UK Prime Minister ‘Boris’ Johnson from 156 musicians demanding that he fix music streaming, and another letter sent by an alliance of copyright industry trade groups to the European Union demanding that it beef up an element of its proposed Digital Services Act.SECTION TIMES01: Letter to ‘Boris’ Johnson (00:06:59)02: Letter to the EU (00:30:05)(Timings may be slightly

Boris Johnson was given a loan from a Tory donor to fund a lavish refurbishment as allegations of sleaze swirling around Downing Street.

Glastonbury Festival has invited fans to design a flag for its upcoming ‘Live At Worthy Farm’ livestream event.‘Live At Worthy Farm’ takes place on May 22-23 and is described as a “five-hour journey through all of those spots that you know from Worthy Farm”, with performances from Coldplay, Haim, Damon Albarn, Wolf Alice, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka, Jorja Smith and IDLES.For the event, Glastonbury are now looking for fans to make homemade flags that they can feature in the broadcast.On their

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