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> 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
by 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".