This Week In Music Commentary Posted by May 27, 2018May 26, 2018 Leave a comment on 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 Related articles 10,000 Radio Stations File Suit Against Azoff’s Global Music Rights Warner Music Signs YouTube Deal “Under Very Difficult Circumstances” Irving Azoff Calls Out ‘Liar’ Cohen, YouTube Over Payments – hypebot Could ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees Be About To End? Justice Dept. Antitrust Head To Speak At Publisher Conference – hypebot New Antitrust Chief (Positively) Complicates MMA Songwriter Calculus – hypebot MON. BRIEF: YouTube Music Service Leaks – Alt-Ticketmaster Raises $30M – ASCAP Expo Begins – More – hypebot YouTube Announces Another Music Service How to get a billion views on YouTube Spotify launches ‘The Game Plan,’ a 10-part educational video series for artists