Music streaming platform Amazon Music has partnered with Live Nation Entertainment to expand its +44 brand to live shows. The brand, +44, is a music playlist that celebrates Black artists and genres. The live show will take place in London on February 22 and will feature a headline performance from JAE5 (pictured) at Lafayette, in …
Live music revenues faced further decline in 2021
PRS for Music, a body that collects royalties for songwriters, has said that royalties from live performances of music fell roughly 30% in 2021, despite concerts and festivals resuming in the summer. Revenue from concerts amounted to just £8m (€9.5m/$10m), down from £11.3m in 2020 and £54m in 2019. PRS said that only 19,300 setlists …