Art Quote by Dionne Warwick

Radio is paid by advertising. They decide what songs to play that'll keep people listening. And that's what promoters and the Classic Rock people…

— George Thorogood

People will download the music for free and they'll pay for it if they want to give you a compliment. They don't have to…

— Joss Stone

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties overnight.

— Tones and I

A song is essentially an 'asset' after its creation and release because it can be traded, sold or rented. This makes it the backbone…

— Momina Mustehsan

There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening on streaming…

— Sean Parker

Music is more available than ever. It's up to people to figure out. Ultimately, it's up to the business to figure out what the…

— Mike D

For music, unlike a $500 software program, people are paying a buck or two a song, and it's those dollars and pennies that have…

— Hilary Rosen

I did a lot of songs that I sold, but then they never came out and I never got paid for it. You learn…

— Ester Dean

I met a lot of label people at the start of doing this music thing, and I just realised soon that it wasn't much…

— Rex Orange County

This is a turf battle. They are saying, 'The songwriters aren't getting paid.' Baloney. Songwriters are getting paid. They're paid sync rights and (mechanical)…

— Jonathan Potter

Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they…

— Malcolm D. Lee

In my experience, what every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid.

— Terry Pratchett