{"id":247620,"date":"2016-09-12T14:58:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247620"},"modified":"2016-09-12T14:58:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:58:47","slug":"youtube-not-paying-enough-to-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/youtube-not-paying-enough-to-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Youtube ‘not paying enough’ to musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"
The body which represents the British music industry says YouTube still isn’t giving artists enough money for their content.<\/p>\n
UK Music claims the site is the most popular way people consume music in the country.<\/p>\n
Chief executive Jo Dipple said: “I don’t think YouTube pays enough for our brilliant music that they have on their platform.”<\/p>\n
YouTube says it’s paid out over \u00a32.3bn to the music industry so far.<\/p>\n
UK Music has criticised YouTube as part of its annual Measuring Music report, which looks at what British music is worth to the UK economy.<\/p>\n
It said the site is “yet to deliver fair financial returns for rights owners and creators, artists, composers, songwriters and publishers.”<\/p>\n
Artist views<\/strong><\/p>\n Jack Garratt<\/b>: “When you put your music into these places where it gains so much mass reach, you don’t get paid to do your job fairly.”<\/p>\n Two Door Cinema Club<\/b>: “I don’t think things at the minute are fair. YouTube don’t pay a fair royalty.”<\/p>\n Craig David<\/b>: “The industry will shift correctly at the right time. YouTube will line up with everything. I don’t know how fast that will be but it will inevitably have to.”<\/p>\n