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    Radiohead's Ed O'Brien Calls for Law Change Over Miniscule Payments From Streaming Sites

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    Ed O’Brien is joined by Nadine Shah and Guy Garvey as he appears in front of U.K. parliament, calling out streaming services from putting artists on the ‘breadline.’

    Nov 26, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Radiohead rocker Ed O’Brien has led a host of musicians criticising streaming services for putting artists on the “breadline” with miniscule royalties payments.
    Ed, and fellow rockers Nadine Shah and Guy Garvey appeared in front of the U.K. parliament’s culture select committee on Monday (23Nov20), to call for changes to how musicians are paid by firms like Spotify.
    They are leading the Broken Record campaign, which claims artists receive about 16 per cent of the income from streams, compared to record companies’ 41 per cent and the services taking 29 per cent themselves – a split far worse than the 50/50 they receive for radio play.
    In his evidence the “Pyramid Song” hitmaker said it has “always been tough for artists,” but, “It is even more murky now with the lack of transparency, with the opaqueness in the system. Some partners, the labels, are making huge amounts of money (but) artists are really on the breadline.”

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    Nadine, a Mercury Prize nominated musician whose latest LP “Kitchen Sink” has been named as one of BBC 6Music Radio’s albums of 2020, told committee members her streaming earnings are so paltry she is battling to pay her rent.
    “I’m an artist with a substantial profile, a substantial fanbase and who is critically acclaimed but I don’t make enough money from streaming,” she explained. “I’m in a position now where I’m struggling to pay my rent. Money to an extent is an indication of success but here that is not the case because I am a successful musician but I’m not being paid fairly for the work I make.”
    She went on to add, “I think there are darker powers at play. I don’t want to speculate too much on certain artists and deals with certain labels and how Spotify may favour them.”
    Committee members are now “seeking the perspectives” of record labels and streaming platforms before recommending any changes to U.K. law.

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      Radiohead Saddened by Engineer's Late Negligence Acknowledgement Over 2012 Stage Collapse

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      The rock band has spent years trying to bring Dominec Cugliari and event executives to justice for the tragic death of Scott Johnson at Downsview Park in Toronto, Canada.

      Nov 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rockers Radiohead have expressed their disappointment after the engineer responsible for a 2012 stage collapse which killed their drum technician acknowledged his negligence eight years “too late.”
      Scott Johnson lost his life when a stage roof collapsed while he was setting up for the band at Downsview Park in Toronto, Canada, but 13 health and safety charges filed against Live Nation bosses, their engineer Dominec Cugliari and contractors at Optex Staging were stayed in 2017, when a judge ruled the proceedings had “taken too long to complete.”
      Earlier this week (begins November 16), officials at the Discipline Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) conducted a hearing to investigate Cugliari’s actions leading up to the tragedy, and during his testimony, the now-retired engineer admitted he was at fault.
      However, Radiohead, who has spent years trying to bring Cugliari and event executives to justice, considers his confession too little too late for Johnson and his loved ones.

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      In a statement issued via Instagram on Friday, the bandmates wrote, “Mr Cugliari has acknowledged in this hearing, his catalogue of errors and the negligence on his part that led to the stage collapse and Scott’s death.”

      “These admissions are 8 years too late. If the evidence now accepted by Mr Cugliari had been agreed at the original court case brought against him, @livenation and the contractor Optex Staging, it would have been complete in one day, with a very different outcome and some justice would have been delivered. As it is, Mr Cugliari has now retired and, is seemingly beyond any legal recrimination.”
      “This is a sad day,” they added. “Our thoughts and love are, as ever, with Scott’s parents, Ken and Sue Johnson, his family and friends, and our crew.”

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      Radiohead Thanks Fans for Making 'OK Computer' the Best Album of the 1990s

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      The rock band’s 1997 release beat out Oasis’ ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ and ‘Definitely Maybe’, Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’, and R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic for the People’ in the BBC Radio 2 online poll.
      Jun 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Radiohead’s “OK Computer” has been voted the best album of the 1990s by BBC listeners.
      The 1997 release beat out Oasis’ “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory” in the BBC Radio 2 online poll, thrilling Radiohead stars Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway when the news was announced during Fearne Cotton’s show on Friday night (June 12).
      “I just wanted to say thank you so much to your listeners for voting OK Computer as the ultimate 90s records. That’s really kind and really cool,” Colin said, while drummer Phil praised album producer Nigel Godrich, adding, “Working with Nigel Godrich on the album really freed us up and gave our sessions a sense of having the run of school after all the teachers had gone home.”
      The rockers also selected their favourite tracks on the record, with both selecting “Paranoid Android”, while Colin confessed he loved “Let Down” and Phil singling out their hit “No Surprises” for a special mention.
      Nirvana’s “Nevermind” came in third, while Oasis’ 1994 debut, “Definitely Maybe”, landed at four, ahead of R.E.M.’s “Automatic for the People”.
      Albums released by Pulp, Alanis Morissette, The Verve and U2 made the top 10.
      The Top 10 albums from the poll results are as follows:
      Radiohead – “OK Computer
      Oasis – “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory”
      Nirvana – “Nevermind”
      Oasis – “Definitely Maybe”
      R.E.M. – “Automatic For The People”
      Pulp – “Different Class”
      Alanis Morissette – “Jagged Little Pill”
      The Verve – “Urbans Hymns”
      Primal Scream – “Screamadelica”
      U2 – “Achtung Baby”

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