I have a serious question out there for those who like listening to music. How much do you think a musician/creator should get paid when you listen to their music?
I ask because the amount is pitifully small if you stream - for Soundcloud it would take around 400 streams for the musician to make 1 USD and that is one of the better streaming platforms. For Spotify, its thousands of streams - fine for Lady Gaga but not for small creators, often in niche markets.
On the other hand many musicians sell their music for a few dollars for a whole album or less than a dollar a track. Yet few seem to avail themselves of actually buying music.
Streaming is killing music and combined with the AI generated trash that is all over platforms like Spotify one has to wonder how much longer the market for music generated by real people will last.
So please, go seek out your favourite musician and BUY an album or track. Don't stream and certainly don't use Spotify.
Hugs, Sammi
André Polykanine
in reply to Sammi • • •mike805
in reply to André Polykanine • • •@menelion I remember the early days of MP3 when there was a lot of record label hate.
Typical article: "When you buy a CD for $15, the artist gets $1. But he borrowed $200K from the label to make the album so he has to sell 200K records to get his next $1."
Was the record label system really that bad? And is streaming even worse than that?