NST Leader: Digital 'wealth'

The Malaysian music industry is on a high: they’re raving over a record RM303.89 million in revenue last year, an astounding 57 per cent spike over the pandemic years. Driven by digital sales, comprising 53 per cent, and copyright management, comprising 70 per cent, the industry’s future is bright on revenues derived seemingly from “non-artiste” sources. We have to ask: how much of that hefty bounty actually streams into the pockets of our local artistes, scrounging for a gig and a living, unless they’re major household names?

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