Spotify's Phony War On Bots - YouTube
Spotify's Phony War On Bots - YouTube
“Well over half of the musicians on streaming services are paying mony for you to pay money to listen to their music.”
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As a musician who has been following this closely for a while, it keeps getting worse and worse. Musicians of my status have less and less opportunities to make a living off of our art in a world that is becoming increasingly easier to produce and distribute in. I’ve done this a long time and have had moderate success in the past. It’s to the point now though that the ways I THOUGHT musicians made money was never available to me, and the way we DID make money when I started almost doesn’t exist anymore either.
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I am curious, how do musicians make money? I’m under the impression that income from streaming is so low on a per-play basis that you’re not making anything unless you’re a super famous band. I am not seeing as many smaller venue shows being advertised which is where I assumed most income would come from (playing live). So if it’s not from streaming and live playing, what is left? I am going to see if I can find some live shows this weekend since I read this post but it seems odd that despite living in a city, there aren’t a ton of shows going on.
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Yeah and the other half that doesn't is either dead or so famous that they don't really need the money
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All wars on bots that aren't written in legislation and funded for enforcement are not real wars on bots.
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