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Brit Beat: Paul McCartney, Chris Martin and More Lobby for Streaming Reform, BRIT Awards Move Forward (Cautiously)
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Sir Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Led Zeppelin, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and over 150 successful artists and songwriters recently joined the growing chorus of voices demanding changes in the way music streaming pays creators in Britain.
But while the open letter to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson – calling for streaming to be treated like a radio broadcast rather than a sale, giving artists and writers a larger share of royalties – featured a host of household names, the driving forces behind it are rather less celebrated musicians.
Set to open later in the year, Outernet London aims to combine the tradition of London’s Tin Pan Alley with cutting-edge technology to offer several new live music venues along with a massive public atrium that houses a cutting-edge 360-degree screen.