Finally the dispute between WMG and Myspace has been resolved, not globally but in my case they have exempted me from their embargo. So I have updated the music player with songs from my new album and you can now listen to them without my being threatened with legal action!

In other news Youtube are in dispute with PRS which is an organisation in the UK who collects performance royalties on behalf of artists such as me but they don't represent me and I don't agree with anything they do. They seem to be caught up in the old school mentality as well.

As soon as all these organisations realise this is the dawning of a new age and stop being reactionary the better. In their desperate attempts to protect writers and musicians all they are doing is harm. The Genie is out of the bottle stop trying to put it back in and start asking it for wishes which it will surely give.

There is a whole new generation of musicians, they aren't weighed down with all this baggage and maybe got their first listen to music by an illegal download or watching a band on Youtube. They don't think they deserve ridiculous amounts of money they just want to be able to make a living from their music.

I keep saying that maybe I wouldnt have such an easy going approach to downloading if I hadnt made a lot of money in the past but I think Im wrong in saying that. If I was starting out now I would have different expectations and think that this open world is for the good of everyone. You can still sell records but you have to make great great music and you cannot get by resting on your laurels.