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Sam Taylor

128 posts •
“Patchwork” of withholding tax rules across Europe is “unfair and discriminatory” and makes European touring “financially precarious”, says EMMA boss public
EMMA • 4 min read

“Patchwork” of withholding tax rules across Europe is “unfair and discriminatory” and makes European touring “financially precarious”, says EMMA boss

International tax is always complex, but when it comes to withholding taxes for artists touring in the EU, there is a patchwork of rules that’s almost impossible for artists to navigate, something which harms the European live ecosystem, says a letter signed by a group of pan-European music bodies…
Sam Taylor •
DURP! The MLC has an update on its distributor portal public
The MLC • 3 min read

DURP! The MLC has an update on its distributor portal

The MLC’s portal that helps distributors identify unclaimed royalties for clients has hit a milestone with more than 100 partners now signed up. The catchily named DURP is a subset of the MLC’s existing public database of musical works, which holds information about songs and recordings…
Sam Taylor •
Executives from BMG, Absolute Label Services, Mahogany Music, Punch Records and more to join award winning female entrepreneurs in Liverpool as first Sound City+ 2025 speakers unveiled public
Sound City • 2 min read

Executives from BMG, Absolute Label Services, Mahogany Music, Punch Records and more to join award winning female entrepreneurs in Liverpool as first Sound City+ 2025 speakers unveiled

Liverpool’s Sound City+ conference has unveiled the first batch of speakers for its eighteenth edition in May 2025. The line-up includes award winning female entrepreneurs Karen Emanuel and Olivia Hobbs in conversation with Rosanna Connolly plus ten more high profile speakers…
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PRS files lawsuit against Live Nation over VIP ticketing saying live giant shows “disregard” for creators rights to proper payment public
PRS For Music • 7 min read

PRS files lawsuit against Live Nation over VIP ticketing saying live giant shows “disregard” for creators rights to proper payment

PRS is suing Live Nation, saying that it is not properly breaking down the way VIP ticketing works, meaning that music creators could be missing out on money due to them from live performances. In an exclusive statement to CMU, PRS said the live giant has shown “disregard” for licensing requirements…
Sam Taylor •
As Utopia’s bankruptcy appeal is denied investors threaten legal action, while former staff tell CMU of widespread “manipulation” of financial documents across shuttered subsidiaries public
Utopia Music • 7 min read

As Utopia’s bankruptcy appeal is denied investors threaten legal action, while former staff tell CMU of widespread “manipulation” of financial documents across shuttered subsidiaries

The implosion at the company formerly known as Utopia Music continues. After the Swiss court denied its bankruptcy appeal, investors begin to talk legal action, and former staffers tell CMU that they want top banana John Mitchell to say who was responsible for fake payslips as far back as July 2023…
Sam Taylor •
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