> It states ~72% of music (down from ~88% in 2012) is owned by the big three (not four, after EMI was eaten by Sony in late 2011). It's hard to keep specifying

> It states ~72% of music (down from ~88% in 2012) is owned by the big three (not four, after EMI was eaten by Sony in late 2011). It's hard to keep specifying the exact composition of the music scene, and the market share by the Big Four then Three then Four then Three again is fluctuating between 70 and 90 percent from year to year. > I'm still optimistic and naive enough to think things may improve for artists. The Big Ones have the industry in chokehold. Bandcamp is fine, but if you want to listen to something other than indies, you're stuck with the catalogs owned by the Big Ones. For example, https://www.sonymusicpub.com/en/songwriters https://www.sonymusicpub.com/en/songwriters Anything from Betales to AC/DC and from Enio Morricone to Dolly Parton is owned by Sony. So you want to start a service and provide a service that provides both indies and this music? You will bow to industry's terms. If you have enough money and clout like Apple, you'll be able to negotiate better terms. Until then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯