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December 08, 2020

Kylie Minogue's songwriter Fiona Bevan: Right now, hit songwriters are driving Ubers

Fiona Bevan

Some of UK's most successful songwriters "are driving Ubers" to make ends meet - songwriter Fiona Bevan told UK MPs giving evidence to digital, media, culture and sport committee inquiry into the future of music streaming, Bevan, who has written songs for One Direction, Steps and Lewis Capaldi, said many writers were struggling because of the way streaming services pay royalties, revealing she had earned just £100 for co-writing a track on Kylie Minogue's number one album, 'Disco'. "The most successful songwriters in the world can't pay their rent", she added. Chic's Nile Rodgers said - "every single time I've audited my partners, I find money. Every single time. And sometimes, it's staggering, the amount of money".