Music Creators’ Earnings in the Digital Era

 

For the past year and a half I have been investigating the subject of creators’ earnings, working alongside my excellent colleagues Hyojung Sun, David Hesmondhalgh and Kenny Barr.

 

We have produced two reports, one investigating streaming revenues, while the other looks at the turn to ‘buy-out’ payments in the audio visual market. The reports were commissioned by the IPO, who have published them today (available from this link).

 

The IPO are trailing the first report as ‘ground-breaking research into how creators earn money through streaming’, and a separate report issued by the government yesterday has described it as ‘the most comprehensive study of music creators’ earnings ever completed in the UK’. Music Ally have meanwhile described it as ‘an important study that deserves to be read widely’. Please read!