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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

Musicians may soon make more money from streaming services

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Musicians have been demanding more money when their songs are streamed on services like Spotify, Apple, Pandora and Amazon. On March 31, The Copyright Royalty Board took a first step in changing the rate musicians are paid. So how much do musicians make when someone streams their music? And how it is affecting the Minnesota music scene? Producer Alex Cheng caught up with Minneapolis based music manager Bobby Maher to talk about how this may impact Minnesota-based musicians.

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