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Radio was never a profit center for artists, it was a promotional vehicle for CD sales. The new Spotify world yields far lower earnings for musicians.
by qq66 15y ago
Radio was never a profit center for artists, it was a promotional vehicle for CD sales. The new Spotify world yields far lower earnings for musicians.
- tjogin 15y agoHistorically, the profits of the CD era was an outlier. Ever inclining revenue is not a fundamental right. Whether radio was a profit center or not is beside the point, but whatever, maybe touring and merch can be the new one, or not. I for one don't feel obliged to come up with a way for them to sustain the wealth of a bygone era.
- qq66 15y agoIncreasing revenue is not a fundamental right, but deciding whether your music will be on Spotify or not certainly is.