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   Musicians across the pond are fuming over Prince Harry and   
   Meghan Markle’s megabucks $25 million deal to produce feel-good,   
   woke podcasts for Spotify.   
      
   Famed musicians including Paul McCartney, Chris Martin, Kate   
   Bush, Robert Plant and Stevie Nicks called on the UK government   
   this week to reform the way musicians are paid when their songs   
   are streamed online – with many being paid less than a penny per   
   stream.   
      
   Many were especially irked when Spotify boss Horacio Gutierrez   
   told Parliament the Sussexes virtue signaling podcast deal   
   created a “virtuous cycle” that help struggling musicians by   
   getting more people on the site.   
      
   But struggling musicians beg to differ.   
      
   “I’ve been writing songs since I was 12 years-old,” singer-   
   songwriter Callum Gardner told the Star. “I don’t get paid from   
   Spotify, it’s never broken even from the money I used to put   
   songs on Spotify. It’s hard, I don’t know what we are supposed   
   to do because they have all the power and somehow all of the   
   artists have all agreed.”   
      
   Another young musician, Harrison Rhys said the Spotify deal with   
   he Prince and his woke wife was an “unethical kick in the   
   teeth.” Rhys, who headlines gigs and has had his music play on   
   the BBC, told the paper:  “I believe what Spotify have done is   
   unethical, we are only being paid £0.0038 per stream but they   
   are able to pay out what is probably a multi-million dollar fee   
   to Harry and Meghan.   
      
   “In reality who wouldn’t want to accept that sort of money to   
   have their podcast broadcast and it is likely to be a positive   
   thing for their listeners as The Sussexes definitely are doing a   
   lot of good with their projects around the world,” Rhys   
   continued. “But this last year has been the most difficult one   
   for musicians where many have had the majority of their income   
   lost so I feel this is a kick in the teeth.”   
      
   Naomi Pohl, Musicians’ Union Deputy General Secretary told the   
   paper: “Most streaming revenue benefits large corporations like   
   the major labels at the expense of artists making a decent   
   living. The time has come for change and we are hopeful the UK   
   Government are listening and that we fix streaming and get a   
   better deal for all music makers.”   
      
   https://nypost.com/2021/04/24/prince-harry-meghan-markle-25m-   
   spotify-deal-enrages-artists/   
       
      
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