Research shows most artists receive just £200 a year from services that stream their songs.
But Professor Jonathan Shalit, chairman of talent agency InterTalent, has estimated the Sussexes’ deal with the digital music giant as being worth £18million over several years
Eurovision winner Miss Shaw, 73, famed for singing barefoot, told the Daily Mail: ‘Lucky Meghan and Harry were able to negotiate a podcast deal for themselves with Spotify.
As Spotify signed an £18million podcast deal with the Sussexes, MPs have heard young artists on the streaming service would be lucky to make enough to pay their food bill
‘I wish recording artists were in the same independent position to negotiate streaming deals directly for themselves too.’
Inquest opens into unexplained death of two-month-old baby
CJay Heaton Shaw Quinn was found unresponsive after falling asleep in his parents bed
12:54, 15 DEC 2020
Rochdale Coroner s Court (Image: Manchester Evening News)
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