AQW 11940/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 11305/17-22, what assessment she has made of the remuneration received by musical artists from streaming sites; and what action she has taken, or intends to take, to help increase this remuneration.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 11 December 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 11 December 2020
- Answer due by
- 30 December 2020
- Answered
- 21 December 202010 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My department has a regular engagement with the Arts Council and with representatives of the music industry on the issues faced by music sector.
The Arts Council upports the suggestion of an overhaul of the economics of the music streaming model and to make the case for a fairer deal for songwriters, composers and performers.