Pop sector presents report on income gap between commitment and earnings pop musicians

The chain table of pop musicians presented today at ESNS 2023, after a year of mutual consultation, an analysis of the income gap between current fees and an appropriate and fair fee (fair pay) for pop musicians. This happened in the panel Faire Gages in the Pop Sector with fairPACCT program manager Noud van de Rhee, Pien Feith of Friendly Fire B.V., Rita Zipora of BAM! Pop authors, Jolanda Beyer of Patronage and Will Maas on behalf of Arts Union, led by moderator Oscar Kocken.

Conclusion of the analysis: €7.8 million more is needed per year for fair pay. The analysis and accompanying report, The gap between commitment and earnings of pop musicians, were conducted by consulting firm Berenschot. State Secretary Gunay Uslu accepted the report at the conclusion of the panel.

The report includes “an online tool in the test phase that answers how to arrive at a fair rate that is appropriate to the career stage of an artist/act while also fitting in with how the pop sector works” (VNPF). Not only does this report reveal the contours of a fee guideline for performing musicians, it also provides insight into the steps that still need to be taken to achieve fair pay within the industry.