The Broken Record campaign is a campaign expressing music creators’ discontent with the streaming business model and asking for fairer remuneration.[1] The campaign was created by Tom Gray, a musician and part of the rock band, Gomez,[2][3][4][5] in April 2020.[6]
The campaign sought UK government regulation of the music industry and improved rights for music creators under UK Copyright Law. The campaign also sought the shift of business model from the current use of “pro-rata” or “revenue share” model to a user-centric model.[6]
In July 2021, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published a report recommending alterations to the streaming business model, while in January 2022, the Competition & Markets Authority announced a study into the music streaming market.