Satellite music services are under the gun from multiple directions as artists withhold music and companies withhold royalties.

Radio station companies, too, continue battling record companies over the value of free airplay versus royalties payments to songwriters and artists.

We can all agree that the charity songs like Band Aid’s 30th anniversary of Do They Know It’s Christmas deliver assets to affected parties. This year it’s West Africa to eradicate the ebola crisis.

The original R-E-S-P-E-C-T doesn’t get any from music streamers. Isn’t it time?

For most old school musicians, it’s all a rat race.