https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/opinion/public-space-music-data-counter-take https://wearethemusicmakers.co/opinion/public-space-music-data-counter-take The PRS for Music and Soundtrack data deal is easy to cheer. The best case against it is that tracked plays from chain stores reward big catalogues and leave small venues out. Here is that case put fairly, and why we still back counting. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers royaltiespublic-performanceprs-for-musicsongwritersformat-counter-take https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/11/prs-for-music-soundtrack-public-performance-data https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/11/prs-for-music-soundtrack-public-performance-data PRS for Music has partnered with B2B streaming service Soundtrack to get play-by-play data from about 7,000 UK shops, bars and public spaces, and will use it in royalty payments from December 2026. Here is what changes, and why it matters most for songwriters outside the big charts. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers royaltiespublic-performanceprs-for-musicsongwriters