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    Nile Rodgers Calls Out Music Streaming Services: The System Is Unfair to Artists

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    The Chic musician criticizes the payment system of the music streaming services, urging ‘transparency and artists should be paid on a licence, not a sale.’

    Apr 11, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Nile Rodgers has criticised streaming services for being unfair to artists, by not renumerating them “properly or equally.”

    Although the 68-year-old Chic musician is a fan of how easy it is to share music with fans via streaming, he thinks the system is outdated and artists need to be “remunerated properly” by their record labels.

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    The “Get Lucky” hitmaker told The Guardian newspaper, “It is not the streaming services that we have the problem with – it is fantastic that they can distribute our product in such an effective, wonderful way and keep a great digital trail. It is the labels that are perpetrating the issues that need to be seriously addressed. The fact is the system is unfair.”

    “Artists and writers are not remunerated properly or equally. They do not get their fair share of the pie. To fix this we need to have transparency and artists should be paid on a licence, not a sale. Alongside this, songwriters should be getting a much bigger share as they are delivering the key ingredient. We don’t even know what a stream is worth and there’s no way you could even find out what a stream is worth, and that’s not the basis for a satisfactory relationship.”

    Musician Nadine Shah agrees, saying, “I love streaming. I stream a lot of music myself. The access we have to all kinds of music from all over the world is incredible. But I believe streaming must be fixed. The three major labels are bragging about record profits while thousands of musicians are seeing virtually nothing coming back to them. Streaming is here to stay, as it should. What then can fix it and make it better for artists? A user-centric system whereby the artists you choose to play see direct payment from your subscription fee?”

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      Nile Rodgers Keen to Work With Dua Lipa Again Despite Being Dropped From Her Latest Album

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      The Chic musician would love to hit the studio with the ‘Don’t Start Now’ hitmaker again although she previously turned down his contributions on ‘Future Nostalgia’.

      Dec 29, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Nile Rodgers hasn’t ruled out a duet with Dua Lipa.
      Despite the “Don’t Start Now” hitmaker turning down the music legend’s contributions on her latest album, “Future Nostalgia”, the “Le Freak” hitmaker says his door is always open for a collaboration with the pop megastar.
      He told British newspaper The Sun, “That’s up to her. We got along great, we really liked each other.”
      “She can call me any time – I’m down.”

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      Although the pair spent time in the studio together in 2019, Dua decided she wanted to make the arrangements for her LP more futuristic instead of retro disco.
      She explained at the time, “I think I just needed a bit more of a future element in terms of production. The production we did together was amazing, but took it into beautiful disco and Chic. It needed to be more current.”
      Dua recently broke online live-stream records with her Studio 2054 virtual concert, which pulled in over five million viewers, including over 1.9 million unique log-ins from China, 95,000 from India and over 263,200 tickets sold on regular ticketing platforms. The total is said to be a record for a paid live-stream, according to Variety.
      The extravaganza featured guest appearances from Sir Elton John, Kylie Minogue, FKA twigs, and more.
      Dua Lipa also receives multiple nominations at the upcoming 2021 Grammy Awards. Her album is up for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album while her single “Don’t Start Now” is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.

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