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ECSA calls on both policy makers and all stakeholders in the music sector to promote a fairer and more transparent ecosystem for music streaming, which could finally benefit music creators, who are at the origin of all musical creations.

ECSA's monthly update.

The Authors’ Group is Europe’s leading Authors’ network representing hundreds of thousands of authors in Europe. As representatives of authors, we very much welcome the focus of the European Parliament on the situation of our members, who are the primary creators of cultural works, and we look forward to share our views with MEPs on this report.

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) represents over 30,000 professional composers and songwriters in 27 European countries. Today, we feel compelled to speak out against the recent announcements by Spotify to allegedly “amplifying artist input in personalized recommendations” in exchange of lower royalty rates.

AEPO-ARTIS, ECSA and FIM collectively represent over 500 000 composers, songwriters and performers. We feel compelled to speak out against the harmful development of Epidemic Sound for the ability of these professionals to make a living from their creations.

European culture is in the midst of a crisis. How decision-makers choose to respond now will set the scene for the next decade of cultural and creative life in our union.