The Ivors Academy will campaign on streaming services switching to a user-centric payment system for songwriters, says Crispin Hunt.

None of the major DSPs use the model, which bases royalty payments on music listened to by subscribers. At present, payments are based on market share.

“We desperately need to be pushing on user-centric remuneration from streaming services, because we represent a completely broad church,” said Hunt. “We have to keep on nourishing the weirdness in British music.

“The way to ...