New House Bill Wants Artists to Get Paid More for Streaming Music

Photo: Rep. Rashida Tlaib | The UMAW celebrates Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s introduction of the Living Wage for Musicians Act, a bill that would create a new royalty to finally fairly compensate musicians for streaming. The new royalty would be paid directly to artists, bypassing powerful players in the industry whose primary interest is market share and corporate profits. The payment would be made in addition to artists’ existing royalties.

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“Streaming has changed the music industry, but it’s leaving countless artists struggling to make ends meet behind,” said Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. “It’s only right that the people who create the music we love get their fair share, so that they can thrive, not just survive.”

We couldn’t agree more. There is a lot of talk in the industry about how to ‘fix’ streaming – but the streaming platforms and major labels have already had their say for more than a decade, and they have failed musicians. The Living Wage for Musicians Act presents a new, artist-centered solution to make streaming work for the many and not just the few. We need to return value to recordings by injecting more money into the system, and we need to pay artists and musicians directly for streaming their work

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New House Bill Wants Artists to Get Paid More for Streaming Music

Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman introduced the bill, which would establish a new royalty fund that bypasses labels and pays recording musicians directly

By Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone

A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives aims to overhaul the streaming royalty payment system in an effort to help musicians build more sustainable careers in the digital age.

Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) introduced the The Living Wage for Musicians Act in the House on Wednesday. The proposal is built around the establishment of an Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, which would pay artists directly, similar to SoundExchange’s [now Luminate] model for satellite and internet radio royalties.

“Streaming has changed the music industry, but it’s leaving countless artists struggling to make ends meet behind,” Tlaib said in statement. “It’s only right that the people who create the music we love get their fair share, so that they can thrive, not just survive.”
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/house-bill-music-streaming-royatlies-artists-1234982337/

Our thanks to Rob Roper and David Barber for alerting us to this very important House Bill!
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Photo: Rashida Tlaib holding a copy of the Living Wage for Musicians Act outside the headquarters of Motown in Detroit. Courtesy of Rep. Tlaib’s Office