Dozens of major music stars have joined a campaign for UK law to change regarding the royalties paid from streaming. The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Pet Shop Boys, Yoko Ono, Van Morrison, Barry Gibb, Emeli Sandé and Jarvis Cocker are among the new signatories of a letter to Boris Johnson pleading for better remuneration for artists and songwriters. It argues that streaming via services such as Spotify and Apple Music be legislated more like radio. Other musicians newly backing the campaign include Simon Le Bon, Brett Anderson, Chrissie Hynde, Supergrass and Two Door Cinema Club. The World Intellectual Property Organisation, an agency of the UN, boosted the campaign by arguing this month that “streaming remuneration likely should be considered consideration for a communication to the public right,” as radio is.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2021 08:37 UTC