The debate went up a gear yesterday, when independent distributor ST Holdings pulled its music catalogue from streaming sites.
Hopkins turned the air blue on Twitter today, reporting: "Got paid £8 for 90,000 plays. Fuck spotify."
He later added: "Radio 1 pay about £50 for each play."
That set in motion a stream of opinion from industry execs to Music Week's @MusicWeekNews account.
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