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MVT pilot study shows only 21 per cent of live music from grassroots venues is registered repertoire amidst battle for fairer PRS payments

October 15

A new study from the Music Venue Trust has looked into whether current royalty distribution methods properly reflect the music being played in grassroots music venues – and found that only 21 per…

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