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Search Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, Rebecca Ferguson and dozens more music stars calling on Boris Johnson to change streaming law Noel Gallagher, Robert Plant, Lily Allen and Rebecca Ferguson are among a host of stars calling on Boris Johnson to take action and update the law on streaming rights. They are among more than 150 artists who have signed a letter to the prime minister urging him to help redress the balance when it comes to the streaming economy, asking to "put the value of...

The music streaming debate: what the artists, songwriters and industry insiders say From left, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Nadine Shah, Kate Nash, Nile Rodgers, Gilles Peterson and Billy Bragg. The Guardian has talked to 25 figures from the music world ahead of publication of a parliamentary report Sat 10 Apr 2021 03.00 EDT Scores of music industry insiders including the artists Nile Rodgers, Nadine Shah and Ed O’Brien of Radiohead, as well as songwriters for stars such as Kylie Minogue, have hit ...

Pitlochry train carriage restaurant plan back on track as councillors vote for approval Planning officers at Perth and Kinross Council recommended refusal of the application but elected members voted by seven to five in favour of the application for the Thai-themed restaurant and takeaway in in the council-owned Rie­-Achan Road car park Fergus McCallum with wife Isara and daughter Mia, who are now looking forward to pressing ahead with the plan (Image: Perthshire Advertiser) Join thousands of ...

A year ago, Jacksonvilles restaurant owners faced a challenge: how to adapt and survive amid a mandatory shutdown of dining rooms due to the coronavirus pandemic. To keep the lights on — and serve their customers and keep as many of their employees on the job as possible — they did just that. They added drive-thrus, pivoted to takeout only, added curbside pickup and launched in-house delivery services. Some even added food trucks. Others, however, were forced to turn off the lights altoget...

California In Red Bluff, California Legionnaires came together with others for a service to honor Vietnam veterans in a service that included a moment of silence in honor of those who died during the war. “Extremely proud when you see the people come out that you served during that period of time because there are so many young people today that dont even know what the Vietnam war is," American Legion Post 167 Legionnaire Preston Epperson told Action News Now. "And it makes you proud when yo...

Whats next for pop and rock: a live music boom and a fight for the industrys soul As part of our series on the future of culture post-Covid, our music critic foresees the culmination of a battle between artists and Spotify 10 March 2021 • 5:00am Live boom: a socially distanced audience for Frank Turner in London last year Credit: Patrick Gunning/Clapham Grand Covid-19 exposed fault lines in the popular music business. As the live sector ground to an economically devastating halt, one that thr...

The budget on Nihal Arthanayake (Radio 5 live) | BBC Sounds The Price of Song (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds Spring is here, and to herald its arrival the chirpy birdie that is Rishi Sunak is twittering away on the radio. “I said I would do whatever it takes,” chirrups the Rishi bird. “I have done and I will do so.” Ah, the budget. Rishi’s big spring moment. Let’s have a listen, shall we? The Rishi bird has a ringing, singing voice and impeccable phonetics. It does not sud...

Spotify defended paying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a podcast while musicians struggle to make money, but the couple isnt to blame INSIDER 1/03/2021 asyed@businessinsider.com (Armani Syed) © DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/WPA Pool/Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in January 2020. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/WPA Pool/Getty Images Spotify defended its podcast deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last week. Spotifys Chief Legal Officer answered British members of Parliament i...

EmTech Europe, MIT Technology Review’s major tech conference, is coming to Belfast for the next three years. Here’s what you need to know.

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