From 2025, the Performing Arts Fund NL will reserve €525,000 annually to ensure fairer pay for pop artists on stage. This provides a structural follow-up to the 2024 Fair Pop Pilot. The allocation of these funds will be shaped in collaboration with the Pop Musicians Chain Table.
The Pop Musicians Chain Table is very pleased with this reservation and is working hard to establish a framework where the funds can be received and distributed. The results from the 2024 Fair Pop Pilot provide valuable guidance in this regard. While deliberations are still ongoing, the establishment of a Fair Pop Fund is drawing closer. This fund can manage and deploy the chain table’s tools and ensure the recruitment of a mix of budgets. All with the same goal: fair pay in the live circuit.
The contribution from the Performing Arts Fund NL represents a significant step. It provides both the confidence and energy to initiate actions toward parties within the sector that strengthen the fund’s financing.
