In a deviation from the normal format, this CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke examine the debate around the fairness of streaming royalties for artists and songwriters, which has been growing during the COVID-19 shutdown. Over the next two episodes, we'll be discussing the ten things people often get wrong about streaming, and what they need to know in order to win the argument. Setlist is sponsored by 7digital.

00:09:37 There are no per-stream rates

00:18:06 A million streams isn't as much as it sounds

00:21:09 It is almost certainly time to review subscription prices - though probably not in the middle of a global pandemic

00:33:37 Re-slicing the pie so songwriters get more is complicated

00:37:17 The US is different, because it's always different

• IFPI confirms recorded music market grew 8.2% in 2019

• Tom Gray, Gomez (Twitter thread)

• Tim Burgess, The Charlatans (Twitter thread)

• Spotify should pay musicians more? Let’s talk more about how (Stuart Dredge - Music Ally)

• BrokenRecord? Using the COVID-19 crisis to re-evaluate streaming shares (Annabella Coldrick, MMF - Medium)

• CMU’s Lockdown Webinars

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