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> What I don’t love is how little musicians get paid for all that streaming. It’s not fair––not even close. What’s more, middle-class music makers are the ones
by ng12 9y ago
> What I don’t love is how little musicians get paid for all that streaming. It’s not fair––not even close. What’s more, middle-class music makers are the ones who are hit hardest, whose businesses are threatened, and whose families are put at risk.
I question this. I know Taylor Swift and Jay-Z hate Spotify, but I know some of my favorite indie bands love it -- going so far as to release their new music on Spotify before anywhere else. For small, independent artists the ease of distribution and massive exposure well outweigh the lack of royalties. I think it's classic a long-tail distribution and the people exploiting the head are the ones complaining the loudest.
- ghaff 9y agoThere's also just somewhat of a path-dependent reality. If you want to offer an all-you-can-eat music streaming service you pretty much have to offer the best/most menu you can under the constraint of a $10ish subscription fee. It's what the widespread expectation is and any artist that wants a particularly special deal will just be dropped. Even big stars probably don't have much leverage individually given that their fans can and will either buy their music or acquire it from other sources anyway.