Is anyone earning what they want from streaming?<\/strong><\/h4>\nWhen streaming first emerged, artists were worried it would not pay them enough; then the debate moved on to whether too much value lay with the biggest artists and labels; now with the superstar artist production line stuttering, the majors want a new royalty system to protect their income. Meanwhile, Spotify still struggles to generate a consistent profit. So the long tail, the majors, creators,\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0streaming services all think that streaming isn\u2019t paying them enough. Which begs the question: just who or what\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0streaming paying enough?\u00a0\u00a0Whatever the answer may be, the clear takeaway is that a royalty and remuneration system designed when albums, charts, downloads, and radio still ruled the roost, is failing to adapt to today\u2019s much changed music world.<\/p>\n