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I read things like this but most indie bands I listen to heavily promote themselves on streaming services. One of my favorite artists actually releases music on
by ng12 6y ago
I read things like this but most indie bands I listen to heavily promote themselves on streaming services. One of my favorite artists actually releases music on Spotify before anywhere else.
As always, most of their money comes from gigs and merch. Streaming is advertising more than it is an income source.
- hh3k0 6y ago> As always, most of their money comes from gigs and merch. Streaming is advertising more than it is an income source. It hasn't _always_ been this way, though.
- ng12 6y agoWell no, but it's been this way for a very large chunk of the time between the invention of the LP and the advent of streaming music. Historically unless you were in the tiny minority of gold/platinum artists album sales were not a major income stream. Even with non-independent labels it was common for album proceeds to reimburse the label for recording costs and fund advertising and touring. If you received a non-negligible amount of money from recording an album you've certainly already "made it".