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Setlist: Artists say PRS fees could cause livestream losses

By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 14 December 2020

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the UK’s Music Managers Forum and Featured Artists Coalition’s anger at PRS For Music’s “unworkable” proposed royalty rates for livestreamed shows, plus our favourite music of 2020.

SECTION TIMES
01: Livestream rates (00:04:43)
02: Tracks of 2020 (00:23:57)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

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STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• MMF and FAC hit out at proposed PRS royalty rate for livestreamed shows
• On The CMU Stereo 2020 playlist

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