New bill requiring streaming services to pay “1 cent per listen” put before US Congress

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A new bill requiring streaming services to increase royalties paid to artists for their music has been brought before the US Congress.

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Congressman Jamaal Bowman introduced the Living Wage for Musicians Act during a press conference on Wednesday (March 6) at the Motown Museum in Detroit, Michigan.

The bill from the United Musicians and Allied Workers Union (UMAW) aims to boost streaming royalties by ensuring artists are paid a minimum of “one…