AQW 11940/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 11/12/2020
Answered On Date: 21/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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.