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I am currently paying Amazon something like £15 a month for myself and one family member to access their streaming service. Since we tend to listen to the same
by dazc 6y ago
I am currently paying Amazon something like £15 a month for myself and one family member to access their streaming service. Since we tend to listen to the same handful of curated channels and albums month in month out, I'd say we're overpaying for the convenience by a considerable sum.
Yes, it is true we have an unlimited choice of alternative tunes to listen to but the reality is that we just don't.
- lukeramsden 6y agoThis is why multiple ways of paying for music are so important, because for my £14.99 a month on Spotify I've listened to (since 2020-03-01) 2,733 different artists[0]. That would simply not have been possible under the traditional business model. I think a comeback for buying music should happen, but this streaming model is so incredibly fertile for discovery of new artists that I think even with such low cost-per-listen rates it's still good value to artists. [0] According to my Last.fm.
- at_a_remove 6y agoIt probably is fertile for discovery of new artists, but that conversion rate -- it might as well be all of that fantastic "exposure" you'll get by doing my website for free.
- lukeramsden 6y agoI've been to concerts of artists I simply would not have discovered if it weren't for Spotify, their curated playlists, and their algorithm. I can absolutely guarantee this for my personal circumstance These artists have been from all over the globe, my favourite being The Chats from Australia which I went to see in Manchester. Exposure in music is much more genuine than in design/development like you say since the concerts have always been a significant portion of the income for artists (AFAIK).