Ivors Academy backs artists calling for music industry to protect creatives The Ivors Academy has supported calls for the music industry to protect the future of artists after Chappell Roan delivered an impassioned speech at the Grammys.
The Ivors Academy is advocating for the reforms with the Council of Music Makers, which includes the Featured Artists Coalition, Music Managers Forum, Music Producers Guild and the Musicians’ Union.
Last year, British singer Raye used her Ivor Novello Awards speech for songwriter of the year to call on labels to allocate songwriters a share of master recording revenues and a minimum daily allowance to cover travel and expenses when working with artists.
It comes after Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Amstutz, received a standing ovation from many artists at the Grammy Awards when she said she had told herself she would demand that labels and the industry protect artists more if she ever won.
According to a census from the charity Help Musicians and the Musicians’ Union (MU) published in 2023, about half of British musicians are earning less than £14,000 a year from music, and 43% of respondents said they earn less than that figure.
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