{"id":27240,"date":"2018-11-30T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=27240"},"modified":"2018-11-30T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:49:05","slug":"more-power-to-her-taylor-swift-praised-for-her-new-record-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/more-power-to-her-taylor-swift-praised-for-her-new-record-label\/","title":{"rendered":"“More power to her” – Taylor Swift praised for her new record label"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan McGee,\u00a0the former record label owner of Creation Records, commends Taylor Swifts \u201ctremendous\u201d attitude in demanding music ownership and artist royalty payout in her new Universal Music Group contract. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In an interview with Voice of London, McGee said he has never seen an artist making these types of contract demands especially \u201cnever for the benefit of anyone else other than themselves\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t usually try and do that. They don\u2019t care,\u201d he admitted. \u201cI think the fact that she cares enough to worry about some little band – more power to her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Oasis, Primal Screams, My Bloody Valentine, and The Jesus and Mary Chain are just a few of the bands signed with Creation Records during the 1990s. <\/span>McGee split the profit 50-50 with bands signed under the label.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, he recognizes the role streaming services play in the modern music landscape as Spotify has \u201cnever been a space as a music industry before. It\u2019s all about fan power.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe NME and the music I\u2019m involved in use to make or break bands. Now what someone says about a band in the media – nobody cares.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Swift has backlashed against streaming services, McGee is for them as people have access to a collection of music for a small fee. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Taylor Swift announced she\u2019s signed a new deal with <\/span>Universal Music Group. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of my new contract with Universal Music Group, I asked that any sale of their Spotify shares result in a distribution of money to their artist, non-recoupable,\u201d the singer shared with her Instagram followers. <\/span><\/p>\n

This means that artists will still receive royalties from streaming even if they are in-debt to record labels. Usually, the artists would not see royalty until they have finished\u00a0paying back the label.<\/span><\/p>\n

Word:\u00a0<\/strong>Earyel\u00a0Bowleg | Subbing: Jake Woods\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Jana Beamer\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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