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Feb 21, 2022 · But according to Prasad, there's only a fine line between free file-sharing sites like BitTorrent and streaming platforms like Spotify. In both cases, the artists have been sacrificial cash cows. Prasad said artists got the bad end of the deal in 2008 when Spotify offered shares and financial incentives to major labels threatened by pirate ...
Aug 24, 2022 · While established music conglomerates and Spotify control a large portion of the profits, independent artists are left to sustain the production of their music exclusively through per-stream royalty rates. As of 2022, these rates are hovering between .0033 and .0054 cents per stream. In other words, an independent artist would need around 300 ...
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I started removing my catalogue from Spotify when it was announced that CEO Daniel Ek invested €100 million into the defence start-up, Helsing. This is money he’s made from music creators. He could have put money into helping musicians who’ve struggled during the pandemic or invested his time into making sure that creators are getting paid fairly. ...
For any artist, especially independent artists and bands like me these big platforms play a crucial part in helping us reach out to a larger audience which is why making the choice to take all my work down from these sites would be a hard decision to make. Having my music up on YouTube has helped me increase my fanbase and promote my music. It’s al...
Major labels have a huge part to play and will need to be prepared for change. I’m continuing to follow the #BrokenRecordcampaign founded by Tom Gray. It’s encouraging to see people in the music industry working hard to create fair pay for creators. We have to keep making noise. It’s important for music lovers & supporters to be aware of what’s goi...
Mar 9, 2023 · March 9, 2023 / 8:11 AM EST / CBS News. 10:33. After years of criticism over how artists are paid through streaming, many people still think Spotify doesn't pay the artists who are featured on its ...
Mar 19, 2022 · US singer-songwriter India.Arie announced last month via her Facebook page that she’s removed her music and podcast from Spotify because of Rogan’s language around race. Photo credit: Benedict Evans, text from India.Arie’s Facebook. US house artist Mr V has also removed his label’s music from Spotify because of “Joe Rogan & his antics ...
Dec 11, 2023 · Spotify is claiming that not only will this new payment threshold not really hurt the “hardworking artists” that fall below the threshold, but will also reduce this type of fraud in the ...
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Apr 19, 2021 · The musicians’ protest followed Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek’s much-discussed 2020 comment that “some artists that used to do well in the past may not do well in this future landscape ...
