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Setlist: CRB appeal, closing venues, Kanye
By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 18 March 2019
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last seven days, including Spotify’s appeal of the US Copyright Royalty Board’s new mechanical royalties rate, ongoing challenges for grassroots music venues in the UK and EMI’s counter-suit in its contract battle with Kanye West. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.
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Stories discussed this week:
• Spotify defends its appeal of the new US songwriter royalty rate
• NMPA responds to Spotify’s “spin” and “falsehoods” in mechanical royalties spat
• Spotify goes to war with Apple, asks EU to investigate anti-competitive behaviour
• Oxford’s Cellar venue closes following two-year battle to stay open
• The Social says it needs to raise £95,000 in two weeks to avoid closure
• Chancellor “missed a great opportunity” by not fixing venue business rates issue in spring statement
• EMI fires back in Kanye West publishing contract dispute
Also mentioned:
• The Social crowdfunding campaign
• Buy the ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ book