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They have been relevant, yes, but that doesn't mean their primary audience isn't aging. If you truly believe the Beatles and AC/DC are gaining more followers th

They have been relevant, yes, but that doesn't mean their primary audience isn't aging. If you truly believe the Beatles and AC/DC are gaining more followers than they are losing, you are woefully out of touch. Spotify was excited to get them because it means older people might join. A larger audience, that's it.

alphaalpha101 9y ago
The Beatles is definitely gaining more fans that they're losing.
bogomipz 9y ago
You are flat out wrong. 65% of those 50 million streams in the first 48 hours were by people under the age of 34. See: https://www.thewrap.com/beatles-songs-stream-50-million-times-in-48-hours/ https://www.thewrap.com/beatles-songs-stream-50-million-time... So yeah, catalog is king.
- jsjohnst 9y ago
  And you don’t think those folks weren’t streaming because they were heavily pushed towards it? First 48hrs is completely irrelevant, I want to see sustained numbers. I’m not saying the later numbers don’t show them leading still, I’m just saying your choice of facts doesn’t support the argument you are making.
  - bogomipz 9y ago
    >"And you don’t think those folks weren’t streaming because they were heavily pushed towards it?" It's very bizarre that you don't understand the magnitude of the The Beatles. They are not something that requires a push. So here's some number regarding the first 3 months of their catalog being available on Spotify: "24 Million Hours Of Beatles Music Has Been Played In Their First 100 Days On Spotify The company revealed today that in just over three months, people around the world have played 2,793 years worth of Beatles tunes. Yes, that’s right — years. When that figure is broken down, it can be better understood as about one million days, or over 24 million hours. Considering that the average Beatles song is less than five minutes long, those 24 million hours multiply into several hundred million plays." In fact, a conservative estimate of total Beatles plays on Spotify is still over a quarter of a billion. [1] [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/04/08/in-their-first-100-days-on-spotify-24-million-hours-of-beatles-music-has-been-played/#6ddfd104cb82 https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/04/08/in-thei...
    - jsjohnst 9y ago
      Your original point was that millennials and younger love the Beatles on Spotify. How does this new reply show that? I’m not sure why I’m bothering because you continue to miss the point and instead use multiple logical falicies to try to belabor your point. I get it, you have an obsession with this and you want to convince the world you’re right, doesn’t make it so. I’m happy to be proven wrong as I have no skin in the game, but so far, you’ve not done so.
      - bogomipz 9y ago
        >"Your original point was that millennials and younger love the Beatles on Spotify" No my original point was the value of back catalog. While its unfortunate that you aren't able to follow the conversation, it's even more unfortunate that you insist on making comments when you have nothing of value to add.
        jsjohnst 9y ago
        Again with the ad hominem. I tried to have an intellectual debate, but alas, have a good day and best of luck!
        dang 9y ago
        Would you please do a better job of respecting the civility rule here? You've broken it frequently. That's a problem. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        bogomipz 9y ago
        I will yes and I realize I should have just have flagged the OPs comment rather than respond at all. Cheers.
      - dang 9y ago
        Please don't stoop to personal attack regardless of how wrong or annoying another comment may be. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

alphaalpha101 9y ago

The Beatles is definitely gaining more fans that they're losing.

bogomipz 9y ago

You are flat out wrong. 65% of those 50 million streams in the first 48 hours were by people under the age of 34. See: https://www.thewrap.com/beatles-songs-stream-50-million-times-in-48-hours/ https://www.thewrap.com/beatles-songs-stream-50-million-time... So yeah, catalog is king.

jsjohnst 9y ago
And you don’t think those folks weren’t streaming because they were heavily pushed towards it? First 48hrs is completely irrelevant, I want to see sustained numbers. I’m not saying the later numbers don’t show them leading still, I’m just saying your choice of facts doesn’t support the argument you are making.
- bogomipz 9y ago
  >"And you don’t think those folks weren’t streaming because they were heavily pushed towards it?" It's very bizarre that you don't understand the magnitude of the The Beatles. They are not something that requires a push. So here's some number regarding the first 3 months of their catalog being available on Spotify: "24 Million Hours Of Beatles Music Has Been Played In Their First 100 Days On Spotify The company revealed today that in just over three months, people around the world have played 2,793 years worth of Beatles tunes. Yes, that’s right — years. When that figure is broken down, it can be better understood as about one million days, or over 24 million hours. Considering that the average Beatles song is less than five minutes long, those 24 million hours multiply into several hundred million plays." In fact, a conservative estimate of total Beatles plays on Spotify is still over a quarter of a billion. [1] [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/04/08/in-their-first-100-days-on-spotify-24-million-hours-of-beatles-music-has-been-played/#6ddfd104cb82 https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/04/08/in-thei...
  - jsjohnst 9y ago
    Your original point was that millennials and younger love the Beatles on Spotify. How does this new reply show that? I’m not sure why I’m bothering because you continue to miss the point and instead use multiple logical falicies to try to belabor your point. I get it, you have an obsession with this and you want to convince the world you’re right, doesn’t make it so. I’m happy to be proven wrong as I have no skin in the game, but so far, you’ve not done so.
    - bogomipz 9y ago
      >"Your original point was that millennials and younger love the Beatles on Spotify" No my original point was the value of back catalog. While its unfortunate that you aren't able to follow the conversation, it's even more unfortunate that you insist on making comments when you have nothing of value to add.
      - jsjohnst 9y ago
        Again with the ad hominem. I tried to have an intellectual debate, but alas, have a good day and best of luck!
      - dang 9y ago
        Would you please do a better job of respecting the civility rule here? You've broken it frequently. That's a problem. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        bogomipz 9y ago
        I will yes and I realize I should have just have flagged the OPs comment rather than respond at all. Cheers.
    - dang 9y ago
      Please don't stoop to personal attack regardless of how wrong or annoying another comment may be. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html