The music streaming debate: what the artists, songwriters and industry insiders say

The Guardian has talked to 25 figures from the music world ahead of publication of a parliamentary report

Scores of music industry insiders including the artists Nile Rodgers, Nadine Shah and Ed O’Brien of Radiohead, as well as songwriters for stars such as Kylie Minogue, have hit out at an “archaic” streaming model that allows major labels to maximise their revenue while some musicians struggle to make minimum wage.

Ahead of the release of a parliamentary report into the issue, notable figures from the industry have told the Guardian that music labels were perpetuating issues that need to be urgently addressed, including a system that still prioritises rights owners over artists.

We need more of the money that comes in to find its way to the smaller artists, the major labels need to step up too

The reality is that the major labels are still controlling it as if it were still a manufacturing industry and it isn’t anymore, they’re a marketing industry

It would be great to see a cap on the percentage that these monoliths are able to retain in profit, but I can’t imagine that happening on a global scale