Roberto Neri has been fighting for the rights of creators ever since he started out in the music industry. Now a year into his role as Ivors Academy CEO, he is relishing a position at the forefront of the battle. Ahead of the highly anticipated 70th edition of The Ivors, Music Week meets him for a discussion in which remuneration, recognition and respect are high on the agenda…

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Occasionally, in his spare time, Roberto ...