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More than likely it won't come to this. Most musicians want their music everywhere, and give it away for (almost) free. Spotify/radio/etc are the marketing, and
by gkoberger 9y ago
More than likely it won't come to this. Most musicians want their music everywhere, and give it away for (almost) free. Spotify/radio/etc are the marketing, and concerts/festivals/movie licensing/etc are the product. Unlike movies, there's insane repeatability of music, meaning it can be everywhere.
I wouldn't be surprised, though, if less-popular tracks for artists moved to another service. You want to hear The Chainsmoker's radio singles? Play them non-stop on Spotify! But if you're a huge fan and want to hear back tracks, demos, etc, you can pay them $10/mo on a Patreon-like site. Basically, charging more for a closer relationship to studios you like, while their more popular music is released for free.