Spotify and Apple Music should become record labels so musicians can make a fair living

Spotify and Apple Music should become record labels so musicians can make a fair living

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-pay-musicians-more-commentary.html

The Grammy Awards on Sunday will feature top stars like Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. But on "Music's biggest night" viewers should be reminded of just how difficult it has become for less popular artists to make a living in the digital age.

Streaming services that we all use like Spotify and Apple Music offer great convenience to fans. But artists are getting a raw deal. The simple truth is musicians need to be paid more for their content. And if these services started to act more like record labels, they could afford to do just that.

Spotify and Apple Music should become record labels so musicians can make a fair living

Jan 26, 2018, 4:33pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-pay-musicians-more-commentary.html >The Grammy Awards on Sunday will feature top stars like Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. But on "Music's biggest night" viewers should be reminded of just how difficult it has become for less popular artists to make a living in the digital age. >Streaming services that we all use like Spotify and Apple Music offer great convenience to fans. But artists are getting a raw deal. The simple truth is musicians need to be paid more for their content. And if these services started to act more like record labels, they could afford to do just that.