Services like Spotify and Apple Music pulled the business back from the brink. But artists say they can’t make a living. And their complaints are getting louder. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/arts/music/streaming-music-payments.html?referringSource=articleShare The heart of musicians’ critique is how payouts are distributed. In Britain, more than 150 artists signed a letter asking Prime Minister Boris Johnson for reforms. In the U.S., a new advocacy group, the Un

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54423918 By Mark Savage BBC music reporter Did you know that the Church of England is a co-owner of Beyoncé's Single Ladies, Rihanna's Umbrella and Justin Timberlake's SexyBack? It sounds bizarre - but the church is one of hundreds of investors in a company called Hipgnosis, which, for the past three years, has been hungrily snapping up the rights to thousands of hit songs. So far, it has spent more than $1bn (£776m) on musi