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DSR#30" | The Fundamental Mistake (30 seconds of a recording of a washing machine)

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“This is a massive change in the way the music industry will work … It is fundamentally wrong that 30 seconds of a recording of a washing machine gets paid the same as the latest single by Harry Styles,” Deezer’s chief executive, Jeronimo Folgueira, told the Financial Times (Sep 07, 2023)

Universal Music and Deezer have struck a music streaming deal to create a royalty model designed to hand greater rewards to popular artists.

The label’s artists will now be paid more if fans actively seek out their music, rather than because a track auto-plays on the streaming app.

The model is designed to reduce the streaming income that goes towards amateurs, artificial intelligence bots and white noise soundtracks, meaning big names such as the singer Harry Styles will receive more than “a recording of a washing machine”.

The model aims to prioritise professional musicians – those who have a minimum of 1,000 streams a month and more than 500 unique listeners – who will receive larger royalty payments than “non-professional” artists.

The deal is expected to lift payouts to professional artists by 10%. The model will also double the weight of the streams if a listener actively seeks out a song or a musician. For example, if a user searches for an artist by name on the Deezer App and listens to their song, it will be counted as four streams for royalty calculations.

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released September 7, 2023

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