The government also launches a new review of artist remuneration that will study the impact of AI on music.
LONDON – Key players from the United Kingdom’s music industry have pledged to improve the digital metadata for song recordings to help ensure that artists and rightsholders are paid fairly.
Signatories include representatives of major and independent record labels, publishers, creators and streaming services. Trade bodes BPI —which represents more than 500 labels, including the U.K. arms of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group — and the Association of Independent Music , which acts on behalf of U.K. independent record labels and music companies, are among the music groups backing the pledge The U.K.
As streaming has grown to become the dominant mode of music consumption globally, the need for accurate metadata — the descriptive data underlying music recordings detailing who contributed what to a song’s creation and who owns it — hasin determining who gets paid what share of a track’s streaming royalties. But digital platforms, artists and rightsholders have complained that streaming metadata is often incomplete or inaccurate, which delays payments to songwriters and labels.
Other music groups and companies backing what is officially titled the United Kingdom Industry Agreement on Music Streaming Metadata include The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association , whose members include streaming services; Hipgnosis Songs Fund; the Music Publishers Association ; Musicians’ Union ; Featured Artists Coalition and U.K. collecting societies PRS for Music and Phonographic Performance Limited .
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