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From Songwriter Advocate to Music Streamer Champion: What DiMA’s New Chief Plans for His First Year

Music streaming trade group DiMA's new chief Graham Davies' first interview covers his path from songwriter advocate and his first year plans.

When it comes to songwriters’ income, streaming services are regarded as both heroes and villains: They saved the music industry from unbridled piracy, but, some say, pay a pittance to most creators. It’s a career change equivalent to a district attorney becoming a defense lawyer, but Davies says his extensive knowledge of song creators’ needs will help him make a real impact at DiMA. He worked with songwriter Tom Gray to push the #BrokenRecord grassroots campaign, which called for improved rights and remuneration for U.K. music creators and, Davies says, made “radical progress on the diversity of membership and the board.”

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