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

Call on Government to fix streaming and keep music alive.

Thanks to you and almost 18,000 other songwriters, composers and performers, a group of MPs launched the music streaming inquiry. They heard in detail how streaming is affecting songwriters, composers and performers.

Now we’re calling on Government to do something about it:

• Change two words in the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act so that performers receive a fair share of streaming revenue, just like they do with radio
• Make an immediate government referral to the Competition and Markets Authority to address the extraordinary power wielded by multinational corporations over songwriters
• Put in place a regulator to ensure the fair and lawful treatment of music makers

Sign the petition

Email your MP to support important changes to fix streaming

Over 17,000 people signed the Fix Streaming petition calling for a Government review.

The result is a revolutionary landmark Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report calling for a “complete reset” of music streaming.

Recommendations from the cross-party group of MPs include changing the law to introduce equitable remuneration, and a referral to the Competition and Markets Authority. It’s exactly what we’ve been campaigning for.

Email your MP asking them to support these recommendations using our template letter.

Email your MP now

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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