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EXPLAINED: Prs for music | Vintage Vibes

MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards

The Guardian - UK

“We thought it would be a taster single to set the scene, but when it came out, it went crazy": The almost unbelievable story of how EMF went to No 1 in the US with their debut single, which came with a huge guitar riff and a helping hand from Rick Rubin

“The guitar riff goes from blues mode to flamenco mode, like the two conflicting sides of my life”

MusicRadar

Olivia Dean, Lily Allen and CMAT among artists nominated for The Ivors

The peer-judged award ceremony celebrates and recognises songwriting and composing, with the winners announced on May 21.

Evening Standard

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“It is clear why creators are concerned. Tech firms train models on copyrighted works without permission”: Four in five musicians are “worried” about AI music

But more than ever seem to understand how it works

MusicRadar

Songwriters ‘missing millions in royalties from more than 100,000 UK gigs’

Artists losing out as PRS for Music has collected cut of ticket sales for shows but does not know setlist

The Guardian - UK

Belfast named UK’s biggest pub music scene outside London

South-east London was found to have more venues than the entire cities of Newcastle, Glasgow and Leicester.

Evening Standard

Jesus and Mary Chain, Robert Fripp and more sue PRS for Music over concert royalties

Exclusive: Organisation that collects and distributes royalties in UK says it will ‘vigorously defend’ lawsuit which alleges preferential treatment for major songwriters

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Music licensing body PRS for Music collects record £964m

Revenues were supported by PPL PRS, the Leicester-based joint licensing revenue collection venture

Birmingham Post

Venue The Beatles played in Gloucestershire wins £10k for upgrade

The Subscription Rooms in Stroud is one of six winners of a national competition held by PRS For Music

Birmingham Post

Bangor bar named winner of live music venue award for Northern Ireland

'We are excited to see where the journey takes us - Bangor as a city has a lot to offer, may we continue to shine'

Belfast Live

‘Do we want music to be a pursuit only of the wealthy?’ Anger grows at PRS Foundation cuts

Royalties company PRS for Music has announced a major funding cut for its charitable arm. Artists such as Black Country, New Road explain why it could damage the UK music scene

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