Chappell RoanStatement at Grammys, where she demanded labels would give artists “”a lively salary and health insurance“Continues to be subject to heated Debates.
The latest comes from Ivors AcademyA London-based non-profit organization devoted to supporting music writers and their rights. Ivors Academy also hosts an annual price exhibition that recognizes contributions from songwriters and composers, with English singer writers Raye After winning several IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS 2024, including this year’s songwriter and best contemporary song.
After struggling relentlessly with its label to release its now high acclaimed debut, “My 21st Century Blues,” Raye took the scene at 2024 Ivors (and before that Brit Awards) and used his speech to advocate for fair compensation of songwriters and composers.
“British music industry, please – I want a lovely, short conversation about normalizing (business through) giving songwriter champion royalty points,” she said in May. “This means that if the songs win big, the authors may also win. Let it happen – please. “
Prior to their meeting with the British government and Chris Bryant, Minister of the Creative industries and Art, Ivors Academy highlights the growing challenges that music creators face when they earn sustainable income.
Italy at a government leader of the Creator’s replacement group on Monday, Ivors Academy chairman Tom Gray and CEO Roberto Neri called out the systemic failures that affect songwriters and composers, from reducing revenue to the increasing costs of daily life.
“We have heard from songwriters with national radio games and strong streaming figures that are still struggling to end the meeting and rely on income outside music just to get by. Our proposed reforms offer practical solutions to remedy this historical imbalance, which is exacerbated by the streaming economy, ”Neri said. “A daily contribution, points to the master, fairer rewards for long -form music, a stronger voice in the negotiations and the ability to adapt contracts from forced purchases: these are the steps needed to secure the future for songwriting.”
At the meeting, Ivors Academy marked a number of potential solutions for legislators:
- Labels to introduce a lowest daily contribution (per day) for songwriter’s expenses when working with artists
- Labels to assign four points from the master/recording to songwriters.
- Streaming services to introduce mechanisms to reward composers who produce longer works.
- Streaming services to ensure that the song is quite valued by participating in negotiations with publishers in parallel with labels.
- In line with the EU Act for the government to introduce contract adjustment mechanisms.
Despite an increase in the percentages paid to songwriters, revenue has decreased by 20% in real terms from 2000 to 2019, according to research from IMPO’s intangible property (IPO). In 2019, a songwriter that generated one million streams per month, a milestone that was achieved with only 0.026% of the tracks, could expect to earn only £ 15 288 per year. This is less than the UK’s minimum wage for full -time work.
Gray added, “Without urgent reform will make money from making music will be the benefit of the rich, rather than a possible career for all talented creators. This is a serious threat to the UK’s music industry and creative industries. “
