It's Time to Fix Streaming and Keep Music Alive

It’s time to put the value of music back where it belongs – in your hands.

Streaming is quickly replacing radio as our main means of music listening. But the law has not kept up with the pace of technological change.

As a result, performers and songwriters are not paid fairly when their music is streamed.

Record labels, streaming platforms and other internet giants have exploited musicians and songwriters without rewarding them fairly for too long.

We’re working with The Ivors Academy to fix streaming and keep music alive.

Add your voice to the call

Work behind the scenes is continuing in working groups and technical groups brought together by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

The MU hopes that together as an industry we can find a solution – but if not, the solution will be a change in the law.

Email your MP to ask for their continued support.

In your letter, you should highlight:

• Your earnings from streaming
• How this impacts you
• The different fixing streaming would make
• That the Minister committed to legislation if the industry doesn’t manage to find a solution – and you are counting on your MPs support.

You can find your MP’s email address on the Parliament website.

You can still write to your MP if you’re a British citizen living abroad, and if you have no fixed address

We’re up against some powerful interest groups who will argue that streaming is working– but we have the community of music and fans on our side.

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Remember to use the hashtags #FixStreaming and #KeepMusicAlive.

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