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I'm basically streaming-only these days but I still find "singles only" artists tiresome to deal with. Maybe it's a shortcoming of Apple Music, but if I want to

by jurip 7y ago

I'm basically streaming-only these days but I still find "singles only" artists tiresome to deal with. Maybe it's a shortcoming of Apple Music, but if I want to listen to an artist, I usually try to pick an album so there's something playing for at least the next half an hour without me managing my up next list. For some artists there may be an "essentials" playlist or something, which helps, but that already requires a certain level of popularity. If there's nothing like that and no albums, I need to open a single, pick one track to play (because four remixes of the same song one after another isn't my idea of a good time), then the same thing for the next single, etc. Usually I just give up and go find something with less clicking.

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winternett 7y ago
Most people don't see that behind the scenes payola dictates everything you see on charts now... Artists pay to promote their posts on Social media, so only the rich or well funded rise to the top. Artists remix the same tracks over and over because they know doing the same track over and over means they can hopefully capitalize on profits already made rather than creating anything new, which takes more time and costs more. Albums used to be high on filler, I think most people forget how only 2/16 songs made it to radio, while 10 of those tracks were often skipped, while you paid for all of them. now if you buy a single, you're only paying for what's good, even though $1-$2 is still quite high for a single music track if you ask me... Music artists have always been hosed by the industry, good music is always suppressed by gatekeepers that want to influence what everyone gets to hear, but that one little band you like can greatly benefit, and will likely live longer together, by you telling people about them... Stop relying on other people to tell you what's good and let's let the listeners dictate what the charts say...

by jurip 7y ago

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winternett 7y ago

Most people don't see that behind the scenes payola dictates everything you see on charts now... Artists pay to promote their posts on Social media, so only the rich or well funded rise to the top. Artists remix the same tracks over and over because they know doing the same track over and over means they can hopefully capitalize on profits already made rather than creating anything new, which takes more time and costs more. Albums used to be high on filler, I think most people forget how only 2/16 songs made it to radio, while 10 of those tracks were often skipped, while you paid for all of them. now if you buy a single, you're only paying for what's good, even though $1-$2 is still quite high for a single music track if you ask me... Music artists have always been hosed by the industry, good music is always suppressed by gatekeepers that want to influence what everyone gets to hear, but that one little band you like can greatly benefit, and will likely live longer together, by you telling people about them... Stop relying on other people to tell you what's good and let's let the listeners dictate what the charts say...