Is it time to #ownourvenues?

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the UK Music Venue Trust's launch of a new organisation called Music Venue Properties - which is a charitable community benefit society set up to buy the freeholds of properties that currently house grassroots music venues - and its #ownourvenues campaign, plus Sony Music's latest announcement regarding paying royalties to unrecouped artists. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Music Venue Trust launches new initiative to buy freeholds of grassroots venues • Sony Music expands commitment to pay through royalties to unrecouped heritage artists ALSO MENTIONED • Sarah Brightman & Alfie Boe - God Save The Queen • The Kunts - Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce MORE FROM CMU • Upcoming CMU webinars • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin • Listen to the full Setlist theme tune