Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring Fair Pay for Artists
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Anything but fair compensation.
The problem isn't the streaming platforms (unless you want to pay more for your streaming service), but the record labels. Spotify never made profit.
Music used to be more valuable because it was more scarce and more difficult to deliver. Now anybody can make a song and put it on the internet. The value has gone down and artists/labels need to recognize that or people aren't gonna pay them at all.
I dunno, ifnthat is true it seems more than fair compensation.
Fair compensation for who? Record labels who already rake in tons of money, or small artists that now need 1000 streams a year at minimum to get paid at all on a specific track?
I've been making and distributing my own music for over 3 years, not only on Spotify, and JUST hit a total $26 I've made.
With increasing the necessary streams to 1000 it will get better, since AI mass produced music won't get any share anymore.
What kind of music? And would you be willing to share, maybe DM it if you’re more comfortable
Mostly electronic music with no words. This is my most recent track: Midnight Funk Train by Thassodar on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/DLhDp
I have an album I put out at the beginning of September that's on all streaming services (Spotify link):
Leveling Up
www.linktr.ee/thassodar has links to everything else!
Maybe try k-pop?
I've had music on Spotify almost a decade now. Best it's done was pay to keep it on Spotify. It won't even be able to do that anymore.
You do know why bands and artists sell merch at venues, right?
The contracts they’ve signed may entitle them to little or nothing of ticket sales.
The amazing thing about legislations like this is when eventually the lawmakers backtrack, they lay out red carpet to bring back business, making the situation even worse for the people.
All that matters is what it looks like on paper. The paper they segment and define themselves.