That seems extremely high, can you explain your listening habits? Are you listening to all of those albums start to finish? Are you selecting each of those albums or just letting the algorithm run wild?
You have to consider that most musical acts are NOT solo acts. Split that $5k a month between a band of several people and it’s not livable anymore. I think you have to be up in the several million listens range to have it be “livable.” That also assumes you maintain that level of interest indefinitely.
Spotify gets artists music and name out there to hundreds of millions of people, people who become fans and buy their merch and go to their concerts - that’s where artists make music, NOT from album sales. The music from album sales basically all goes to the label and all the partners.
I’d like to hear what exactly you disagree with. Do you think album sales actually provide lots of money for the actual artists, despite many many many of even the biggest artists around saying the opposite?
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That seems extremely high, can you explain your listening habits? Are you listening to all of those albums start to finish? Are you selecting each of those albums or just letting the algorithm run wild?
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If only the same could be said for the artists you’re listening to…
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The standard payment to an artist on Spotify is “$0.003 to $0.005 per stream”: https://simplebeen.com/artists-make-on-spotify/
That is basically nothing for any artist that isn’t in the top tier of mainstream success.
You’re essentially pirating music by using Spotify, you are not paying the artists that you listen to in any meaningful way.
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You have to consider that most musical acts are NOT solo acts. Split that $5k a month between a band of several people and it’s not livable anymore. I think you have to be up in the several million listens range to have it be “livable.” That also assumes you maintain that level of interest indefinitely.
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Spotify gets artists music and name out there to hundreds of millions of people, people who become fans and buy their merch and go to their concerts - that’s where artists make music, NOT from album sales. The music from album sales basically all goes to the label and all the partners.
Spotify is good for artists.
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I’d like to hear what exactly you disagree with. Do you think album sales actually provide lots of money for the actual artists, despite many many many of even the biggest artists around saying the opposite?
I think this assumes piracy
Or ripping the CDs you’ve amassed over 10-15 years.
(But it’s probably sailing the high seas)
Eh at this point it’s easier to download even the stuff you already have on CD
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