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artists sign the deals with the labels, who license it to spotify and the other streaming services? The problem isn't that spotify isn't paying for the content
by willvarfar 3y ago
artists sign the deals with the labels, who license it to spotify and the other streaming services?
The problem isn't that spotify isn't paying for the content, the problem is that artists sign away the rights to their content?
Is spotify the baddie here?
- justsomehnguy 3y agoThere is no shortage of artists. Note: the parent changed their comment
- TheOtherHobbes 3y agoYes, it's an industry problem. Spotify is just the latest and nastiest incarnation.
- boesboes 3y agoyeah, just get a better paying job!
- Karellen 3y agoYes, artists have the wonderful choice of being able to sign for one of three labels, with no meaningful distinction between the deals any of them offer, because that's just how oligopolies roll. And they collude^Whave deals with spotify. Maybe spotify and the labels suck? https://www.promarket.org/2022/10/03/why-streaming-doesnt-pay/ https://www.promarket.org/2022/10/03/why-streaming-doesnt-pa...
- troupo 3y agoAnd what would you have Spotify do in this situation? Sign artists directly? And draw the ire of those three labels who will immediately pull all their music from the service?
- Karellen 3y agoI don't think there is anything Spotify can do themselves ...which is why legislation like the Uruguay bill is a good thing, and important.
- dbbk 3y agoThey could independently release through Spotify if they wanted to. They're not forced to sign to labels. And even if they were, that's not Spotify's problem.
- 93po 3y agoGetting big in music requires a lot of money and connections that I assume labels make intentionally difficult to access outside of them
- mptest 3y agoTrue, good point. famously never exploitative music contracts. I don't think I've ever heard of a famous artist being taken advantage of via "deals".
- 93po 3y agoI hear this all the time
- madeofpalk 3y agoRight - I'm confused how the record labels get out of this with zero criticism.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoIndie artists are all on Spotify too. Neil young is basically the one one who isn’t at this point