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Following Union Protests, Spotify Denies Demand for Penny-Per-Stream Payment

After months of campaigning for major changes to Spotify's streaming model, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) recently announced the streaming platform's denial of their cornerstone demand: a penny per stream royalty agreement for all artists. According to Digital Music News, the update follows a series of...

Watch students play Metallica during university protests in Istanbul

Students at a university in Istanbul have used Metallica as the soundtrack to a protest – see footage below. Students at Bogazici University in the Turkish city were demanding.

Save Our Scene announce new protests in London and Bristol

Save Our Scene protests are set to take place in London and Bristol this week, supporting musicians struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. The two-wheeled protests came to London.