US Congress working on legislation for payment to songwriters, producers

Trade organizations for the music business and technology firms are proposing a new system to compensate songwriters

Music companies and technology giants, two groups perpetually at odds, have united to support a proposed law that simplifies the way songwriters are paid when people stream their work on Spotify and Apple Music.
 
The Music Modernization Act combines three different pieces of legislation, one pertaining to songwriters and online services, other covering artists who recorded music before 1972 and third affecting producers and sound engineers. The House Judiciary Committee will vote on the bipartisan package of reforms this week.
 
Trade organizations for the music business and technology companies are proposing a new system to compensate songwriters, who