• @Pasta4u@lemmy.world
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    91 year ago

    “Spotify already pays nearly 70% of every dollar it generates from music to the record labels and publishers that own the rights for music, and represent and pay artists and songwriters," it continues.>

    I dunno, ifnthat is true it seems more than fair compensation.

    • @SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world
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      161 year ago

      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?

      • Thassodar
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        71 year ago

        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.

    • @oDDmON@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      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.