Jay Z recently sat down with Billboard magazine and gave in-depth insight on his streaming music service, Tidal, which was presented to the world on Monday. Thus far, its launch has garnered widespread attention.
A portion of the interview focused on Hov's desire to see everyone involved in the creative process get fairly compensated for their work; something his streaming service will help accomplish. The "Empire State of Mind" lyricist remains mindful that although he's able to tour as an MC, not everyone instrumental in creating music is able to do so. So, he has worked to ensure that some of the revenue made from Tidal will be enjoyed by those essential individuals who make a track.
Mr. Carter insists, "What about the people working on the record, the content creators and not just the artists? If they're not being compensated properly, then I think we'll lose some writers and producers and people like that who depend on fair trade. Some would probably have to take another job, and I think we'll lose some great writers in the process. Is it fair?"
The "Dead Presidents" wordsmith advocates, "If you put in work, everyone else, you go to work you get paid. That's fair trade. It's what our country is built on." He goes on to reveal, "Producers and people who work on music are getting left out -- that's when it starts getting criminal. It's like you're working hard and you're not receiving. In any other business people would be standing before Congress. They have antitrust laws against this kind of behavior. It almost seems like when it applies to music no one really cares who's cheated."
What are your thoughts; are you willing to compensate each person responsible for helping to create music? Leave your comment below.
Source: Billboard
