Fairness Rocks News Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Era


Fairness Rocks News Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Era

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Author: David Hesmondhalgh, Richard Osborne, Hyojung Sun and Kenny Barr

Date: May 12, 2022

Original Source: Intellectual Property Office

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Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Era

From your favourite rock and pop artists, to film and TV scores, to classical and ambient, music is often the backdrop to our lives. But how do artists earn money from their music? Before COVID-19 lockdowns, artists earned much of their income from live performances. But the pandemic changed that: artists could no longer rely on live performances to make a living and had to look at their other sources of income. This shift brought into sharp focus several issues around streaming, including the way in which artists are remunerated.

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