Music is more widely available than ever, but artists struggle to be paid. How can musicians be fairly rewarded in the digital age?
1. Use tech to pay musicians directly
“Songwriters, producers and musicians are the first to put in any work, and the last to see any profit,” says singer Imogen Heap.
She aims to make the ‘messy’ online music industry more efficient by adding a blockchain ’rights and payments layer’ to files. She is building a music ‘ecosystem’ called Mycelia: it tracks downloads and pays artists at point of use.
2. Reward live performances with fair pay
Despite the digital boom, demand for live experiences is high, offering a potentially stable income stream in a fast-changing industry. But smaller artists are often unfairly paid and even expected to pay venues. The UK’s Musicians’ Union has launched a Fair Play Venue scheme in response: 100 venues have so far committed to pay artists fairly.
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