Damon and Naomi

Pennies for plays: Royalties from streaming services still small for many musicians

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

The music industry has been halved since the early 2000s. It’s simultaneously full of innovation and rife with problems, the biggest of which is the issue of payment. As music proliferates, how do musicians track who is listening to their music and where? Most importantly, how do they get paid?

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