Nadine Shah: 'I can't pay the rent on unfair music streaming revenues'

MPs told streaming has revived music industry’s fortunes but not helped artists

Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter Nadine Shah has said that she makes so little money from streaming that she is struggling to pay her rent.

The 34-year-old told MPs that despite achieving commercial and critical success with four albums, payments from services such as Spotify were not enough. Shah added that the way streaming platforms and record labels carve up revenue is unfair for all but a few mega-artists.