Spotify will pay Prince Harry and Meghan Markle $ 25 million for their podcast.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle signed on $ 25 million deal with Spotify Productions Podcasts. This has caused disgust to musicians around the world The amount of money delivered, While they receive pennies for each copy of their songs.
According to the newspaper New York PostAnd the Paul McCartneyAnd the Kate BushAnd the Chris MartinAnd the Stevie Nicks s Robert Blunt, among other artists, They applied to the UK government. This requires you Fix the way singers and musicians get paid when broadcasting their songs flow.
“I’ve been writing songs since I was 12 years old,” said the singer and songwriter. Callum Gardner a The star. “I don’t get paid from Spotify. It is difficult and I don’t know what we are supposed to do because they have all the power and somehow all the artists agree. “
They kicked us in the teeth. I think what Spotify did is unethicalMusician Harrison Reese said. “They only pay us £ 0.0038 per channel, but they have the money to pay Harry and Meghan tens of millions of dollars. “ The artist commented.
“Most of the income from flow It benefits big companies like big brands at the expense of artists who earn a decent living. It is time for change and we hope the UK government will listen, fix the broadcast and get a better deal for all creative musicians, ”said Deputy Secretary General of the Musicians Guild, Naomi Ball.
Additionally, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a five-year contract and $ 100 million with Netflix. (I)
