This Week In Music Commentary

Some spicy commentary in the music business world this week, as Irving Azoff calls Cohen a liar, Spotify’s Troy Carter admits to a tiff, and we speculate on whether the MMA will blow up in our faces or mark actual progress.

• Could ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees Be About To End? Justice Dept. Antitrust Head To Speak At Publisher Conference

• Irving Azoff Calls Out ‘Liar’ Cohen, YouTube Over Payments

• ALTERNATIVE TAKE: Music Modernization Act Database  –  Landmark Or Landmine?

• Troy Carter Denies Spotify Exit, Admits To Disagreement

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