Your Favorite Radio Hits May Go Silent

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Description: Songwriters threaten to withhold their music if stations don’t give them a bigger share of revenue.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Nov 22, 2017

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-22/your-favorite-radio-hits-may-go-silent

Questions for discussion:

  • Explain how the music industry pays royalties to artists.
  • Do you think the artists can reasonably demand more from distributors?
  • Is this a zero-sum game?

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