Everything Else (Music related) • Re: Spotify Is Eating the Entire Music Business?

jesus christ dude.. since you can't bother to read my posts.. i'll make a list for you.

1 - i buy 90% of my music from bandcamp and bleep.

And you also buy used CDs to save money, putting your needs over the needs of the artist. I don't care, but you had the nerve to put yourself up on a high horse.

... point out some artists that Spotify recommends

and they get exactly nothing from all the streaming services combined. like i said, it's good for the consumer, bad for the artists. i'm glad you found some niche things.. but niche things are fodder for streaming services. they don't get paid.

Incorrect, as has been shown. However, what artists get is not my concern, and, apparently, not yours either because you are quite willing to ignore their needs when it suits your need to consume.

2 - once in a while i go down the road to one of two local record stores and buy something used and/or something new. i sleep fine at night.

Jack's a fine bloke...
Once in a while Jack drinks and drives
Once in a while Jack goes faster than the speed limit
Once in a while Jack engages in behavior that he's criticized others for doing.

4- the $11 a month you spend goes to spotify and how it gets split up between streams is probably impossible to track. but you can bet there's a portion of it that goes to joe rogan, taylor swift and beyonces of the world and not the artists who make the obscure music you discover on bandcamp.

It's not the consumer's problem how that money is split up. I'm trying to help you understand how pointless your contributions to this thread are. Think of me as representative of the typical consumer. Consumers aren't going to ditch Spotify because shit punk bands aren't getting enough money to make rent.

5 - it's good you still buy the once in awhile cd/vinyl/download since that actually goes to the artists in a meaningful way.

So does my monthly subscription. If, as an artist, you aren't getting meaningful money then maybe what you're contributing to the world isn't meaningful? After all, we are just talking about money here. So you can't get all bent out of shape that having a commercial leaning isn't the only thing that matters. It's not, unless, of course, you expect other people to give you money for it. Then, it's exactly what matters. You aren't entitled to make a living by producing shit that nobody wants to consume. You can, of course, use your own time and resources to produce whatever you want. And if what you produce is interesting enough but not commercial, then perhaps you can convince some benefactors to fund your lifestyle. However, at no time is it the consumer's responsibility to ensure that you have enough to eat.

The degree of entitlement that comes out of the mouths of artists and pseudo-artists blows me away.

Statistics: Posted by ghettosynth — Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:50 pm

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