Ngomhla ziyi-6 kuJulayi 2025, umkhakha wezomculo wabhiyozela ukunqoba okuyisakhiwo njengoba uMthetho Wokusiza Ukuthuthukisa Ukulondolozwa Kwentela (HITS) waphasiswa yiKhongolose yaseMelika njengengxenye yohlu olubanzi lwezinto zomthetho. Lo mthetho oqavile, othathwa njengesixhumi sokusindisa abadali bomculo, unikeza izaphulelo zentela ezibalulekile kubaculi bokuqopha, ababhali bezingoma nabakhiqizi, okubavumela ukuthi banciphise izindleko zokukhiqiza ezingafika ku-$5,000 ngonyaka. Umthetho we-HITS uphawula isikhathi esibalulekile kubaculi bomculo, ikakhulukazi abaculi abazimele, ngokunciphisa izithiyo zezimali kanye nokukhuthaza inkululeko yokudala emkhakheni ovame ukuhlupheka ngenxa yezinselelo zezomnotho.
Ukunqoba Okulindelwe Isikhathi Eside Kwabaculi Bomculo
Umthetho we-HITS, okhuthazwa yizinhlangano ezifana ne-United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) kanye ne-Recording Academy, ubhekana nenkinga yesele isikhathi eside emkhakheni wezomculo: izindleko eziphezulu zokukhiqiza umculo. Isikhathi sasesitudiyo, okokusebenza kanye nezindleko zokuhamba zingaqoqeka ngokushesha, zivame ukushiya abaculi abazimele benamakweletu ngaphambi kokuba umsebenzi wabo ufinyelele emphakathini. Ngokuvumela lezi zindleko ukuthi zincishiswe, uMthetho unciphisa ubunzima bezezimali kubadali, okubenza bakwazi ukutshala imali eningi emsebenzini wabo wobuciko. Ngokusho kwe-Billboard, umthetho wafakwa kuwumthethosivivinywa omkhulu owasayinwa waba ngumthetho, okhombisa iminyaka yokumela abaculi kanye nababambiqhaza emkhakheni ababephikisana ngokuthi ukukhululwa kwentela kungenza umkhiqizo womculo ube yintando yeningi.
Imiphumela yoMthetho we-HITS idlulela ngale kwe-USA. Kubaculi bomculo bamazwe ngamazwe abasebenzisana nabaculi baseMelika noma amalebula, izaphulelo zentela zinganciphisa izindleko zamaphrojekthi angaphesheya kwemingcele, okwenza i-USA ibe isizinda esikhangayo kakhulu sokukhiqizwa komculo womhlaba. Njengoba u-Alana Bonilla ephawula ku-Hypebot, abaculi abazimele emhlabeni wonke bangazuza ezinqubweni ezisekela ukusimama kwezimali, njengoba bevame ukusebenza ngezabelomali ezincane ezilinganiselwe.
Ukunika Amandla Abaculi Abazimele
Umthetho we-HITS uguquguquka kakhulu kubaculi abazimele, abavame ukungabi nasekelo lamalebula amakhulu. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukwanda kwezinkundla zedijithali ezifana ne-Spotify kanye ne-Apple Music kunikeze amandla abaculi ukuthi basabalalise umsebenzi wabo ngokuzimele, kodwa izindleko zokukhiqiza ziseyisithiyo esibalulekile. Izinhlinzeko zoMthetho zivumela abaculi ukuthi bafune izaphulelo zezindleko ezifana nesofthiwe yokuqopha, imayikrofoni, kanye nezitolo zasekhaya, eziye zaba yinto evamile kakhulu ngesikhathi sangemva kobhubhane. Njengoba i-NPR’s New Music Friday igqamise, abaculi abafana no-Kesha no-Nilüfer Yanya bakhipha umsebenzi wokusungula ngeziteshi ezizimele, futhi uMthetho we-HITS ungakhuthaza le nqubo yokudala ngokunciphisa izithiyo zezimali.
U-Chappell Roan, umculi Ohlakaniphile Wonyaka ka-2025 we-GRAMMY, ubelokhu eyisikhuthazi esinamandla sokuthola amaholo angcono kanye nokusekelwa kwabaculi bomculo abasebenzayo. Inkulumo yakhe yokwamukela igcizelele isidingo soshintsho lwesistimu, umuzwa ophindwe yi-HITS Act. Ngokunciphisa ezinye zezingcindezi zezomnotho, umthetho uhambisana nesicelo sika-Roan sesimiso esinobulungiswa emkhakheni, okungase kukhuthaze izinqubomgomo ezifanayo kwamanye amazwe.
Imiphumela Yomhlaba Wonke kanye Nezimo Zokuphendula Emkhakheni
Umthetho we-HITS uvuse amagqubu mayelana namandla awo okuthonya izimakethe zomculo emhlabeni wonke. E-UK, lapho umculo obukhoma ukhuthaza kakhulu umnotho, abaholi bemkhakha babheka ngokucophelela ukubona ukuthi izaphulelo zentela ezifanayo zingasetshenziswa yini. I-Hypebot ibika ukuthi umculo obukhoma e-UK unikele ngezigidigidi emnothweni ngo-2024, futhi ukukhululwa kwentela kubaculi kungakhulisa lo mphumela. Okwamanje, imikhosi efana ne-Coachella 2025, eyayiveza ukusebenzisana phakathi kwabaculi be-pop kanye nama-orchestra, ikhombisa ukuhlangana okukhulayo kwezindawo zomculo zomhlaba, lapho ukusekelwa kwezimali kwabadali kungathuthukisa ukusungulwa kwezinhlobo zezinhlobo.
Isimemezelo sakamuva se-Apple Music ngesizinda esisha sabaculi e-Los Angeles sigcizelela ukugxila komkhakha ekusekeleni abaculi bomculo. Umthetho we-HITS uhambisana nezinhlelo ezinjalo ngokunikeza usizo lwezimali olubambekayo, okungase kukhuthaze izinkundla ukuthi zitshale imali eningi ekuthuthukisweni kwabaculi. Nokho, abanye abagxeki baphikisa ngokuthi umkhawulo we-$5,000 ungase ungasizi kwezinye izindleko zokukhiqiza ezisezingeni eliphezulu, ikakhulukazi kubaculi abaziwayo abasebenza namaqembu amakhulu. Nokho, ukuvumelana ngokuthi uMthetho uyisinyathelo esiqonde kwesokudla, esinamandla okunwetshwa kwesikhathi esizayo.
Izinselelo kanye Namathuba Esizayo
Nokho uMthetho we-HITS uyimpumelelo ebalulekile, awunazo izinselelo. Umthwalo wokuphatha wokufuna izaphulelo ungase uvimele abanye abaculi, ikakhulukazi labo abangajwayele izinqubo zentela. Amaqembu okukhuthaza asevele esebenza ukunikeza izinsiza kanye nemfundo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi abaculi bangazuza ngokugcwele ezinzuzweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukufakwa koMthetho kuwumthethosivivinywa omkhulu, ophikisanayo kuye kwavusa ukukhathazeka mayelana nesikhathi sokuqalisa ukusebenza kwawo, njengoba ukubambezeleka kokuphatha kungase kuvimbele usizo olusheshayo.
Uma sibheka phambili, uMthetho we-HITS ungabeka isibonelo sezinqubomgomo zomculo zomhlaba. Amazwe afana ne-Canada kanye ne-Australia, anezindawo zomculo ezizimele ezinamandla, angase acabangele izinyathelo ezifanayo zokusekela abaculi babo. UMthetho uphinde uhambisane nezitayela ezibanzi zomkhakha, njengesinqumo se-NYC Council’s Resolution 368, esifuna ukuhola ngobulungiswa ekusakazweni komculo, okukhombisa ukuhamba okukhulayo kokubeka phambili inhlalakahle yezimali yabaculi.
Isikhathi Esisha Sokudala Umculo
Ukuphasiswa koMthetho we-HITS ngomhla ziyi-6 kuJulayi 2025 kuphawula indawo yokuguquka emkhakheni wezomculo. Ngokuqaphela izinselelo zezimali abaculi bomculo ababhekana nazo, umthetho awusekeli nje abaculi base-USA kodwa futhi ubeka isibonelo somhlaba sokwazisa umsebenzi wokudala. Njengoba abaculi abafana no-Laura Jane Grace no-Wet Leg beqhubeka nokusunduza imingcele ngama-albhamu okusungula, uMthetho we-HITS uqinisekisa ukuthi izithiyo zezimali zizoba yisithiyo esincane empumelelweni yabo. Kubaculi bamazwe ngamazwe, uMthetho uvula iminyango yokusebenzisana okungabizi kakhulu, okungase kuguqule indawo yomculo yomhlaba.
Njengoba umkhakha uqhubeka nokuthuthuka, uMthetho we-HITS usebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi ushintsho lwesistimu lungenzeka uma abaculi, abaxhasi kanye nabenzi bezinqubomgomo bebambisana. Ngesithembiso sawo sosizo lwezimali kanye nokunika amandla okudala, uMthetho ulungele ukukhuthaza isikhathi esisha sokudala umculo, lapho abaculi bengagxila ebukhoneni babo kunokuba babheke izabelomali zabo.
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