Good olde RIAA - Chicken counters to the last
If Radio Stations had to play the music the public bought (over a 20 year period) most would be shocked - It is no surprise that they disappeared into genre ratings years ago, I think I should start planning an article on what has gone on in local music over the last few years
Lots of little gems, like how artists do not get what is defined here as needle time, which means that only the composer of a song that gets played on radio gets any money... which saw lots of big name artists in SA getting almost nothing for their efforts, compare this with for example Elvis, who AFAIK did not write any of his songs.
And yes, it was ICASA that decided SA Artists should not get any money from needle time (ie the performers on the record, other than the composer) - To give you an example of this, if TK did a cover of a Beatles song, and it was played day and night on the radio, she would (or her estate) get nothing, the only money an artist would get is whatever percentage of sales they have worked out on their deal with the company they signed to
The ppl that score the most on CD sales are:
SARS (VAT + Company taxes)
The retailer
Record company
Composer
Performers
On the plus side of things, there is a quota for the playing of local music, which in the past some radio stations have had problems with, and it got raised from 20% to 25%
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