Nile Rodgers major labels are perpetrating unfair streaming royalty distribution

9th December 2020 (DJ Mag). The Chic frontman spoke out in front of MPs yesterday, Nile Rodgers argued that major labels are to blame for low artist income from streaming platforms, appearing before MPs yesterday as part of an inquiry into the financial impact of services like Spotify and Apple Music. Rodgers called for the three major labels - Sony, Universal and Warner Music – to do more for their artists and give them a fair share of streaming revenue. "When you see the disparity, it's just absolutely ridiculous," he said. Rodgers said: “It’s not the streaming services that we have the problem with 
Reporting by Chiara Wilkinson

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