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Fair Remuneration for Performers Streaming Survey

Campaign organisation PayPerformers is running a survey to better understand how current revenue distribution in the music industry is affecting performers.

Published: 10 June 2020 | 12:00 AM Updated: 30 April 2021 | 2:40 PM
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Respond to this Performer Survey and share with us your experience as a performer. Photo: Shutterstock

PayPerformers has put out a call, asking:

“Are you a performer? Are you frustrated by the current revenue distribution in the music industry? You believe performers should receive more from streaming services such as Spotify or Deezer?

“Help our campaign for equitable and fair remuneration right by answering this Performer Survey and sharing with us YOUR experience as a performer!”

The survey is should take no more than a few minutes to complete, and the data collected will be anonymised.

Take the survey now.

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