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2021-04-22 20:34:51| Guardian Unlimited Business - more business news
Promoters call for state-backed Covid cancellation scheme to avoid possible bankruptcyCoronavirus latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of tickets have already been sold and headline acts from Keane to Stormzy are preparing to return to the stage, but the organisers of hundreds of live music festivals planned for this summer are warning that if the government does not follow other European countries and offer to underwrite Covid cancellation insurance, they may be forced to pull the plug.The national reopening timetable, largely unchanged since it was announced in February, will allow mass gatherings from late June. But scheduling a post-pandemic event brings significant financial risk, as a local or national spike in coronavirus cases could lead to a last-minute cancellation by public health authorities, which would leave festival organisers with huge losses. Continue reading...
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2021-04-22 17:00:00| Gizmodo
Working from home during the pandemic has been a challenge for someone used to a dead quiet house. While I typically rely on white noise to help me concentrate, its now been replaced with David Whitings Endless Acid Banger: a browser-based sequencer that generates random but very listenable Acid house music.Read more...
2021-04-20 15:25:40| Guardian Unlimited Business - more business news
Open letter to Boris Johnson signed by 156 musicians including Led Zeppelin and Annie Lennox aims to reword 1988 Copyright ActBritish musicians including Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Chris Martin have signed an open letter calling on Boris Johnson to enforce changes to the economic model of streaming.For too long, streaming platforms, record labels and other internet giants have exploited performers and creators without rewarding them fairly. We must put the value of music back where it belongs in the hands of music makers, begins the letter to the prime minister signed by 156 artists. Continue reading...
2021-04-19 20:18:56| Mondaq.Com
The Board dismissed this Section 2(d) opposition to registration of APPLE MUSIC for various entertainment-related services.
2021-04-19 20:18:56| Mondaq.Com
The Board dismissed this Section 2(d) opposition to registration of APPLE MUSIC for various entertainment-related services.