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Apple Not Fighting Royalty Increase for Songwriters That Spotify, Pandora, Google and Amazon Have Appealed
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That’s an easy answer. But let’s be real..a vast majority of artist making any headway on streaming services don’t create their own content anyway.
Spotify doesnt get revenue from advertising???? I guess the the ads running on the free tier dont cost advertisers anything..........NOT
I don't get it, if someone asks for more money for his creation how can you say no?
This is an interesting fight.
Ultimately I doubt any increase will be absorbed by the streaming companies as it will, in all likelihood, be passed to the consumer.
An optimist would say that Apple aren’t joining the fight as they have the capital to absorb the extra costs. A pessimist would say they’re the only company who appears to have no problem increasing their prices.
Ultimately I doubt any increase will be absorbed by the streaming companies as it will, in all likelihood, be passed to the consumer.
An optimist would say that Apple aren’t joining the fight as they have the capital to absorb the extra costs. A pessimist would say they’re the only company who appears to have no problem increasing their prices.
Well, if you are a struggling artist, you are a crap artist, and shouldn't get paid more anyway. But to be honest, the majority of popular music is written by people other than the artist.
You are missing the point. why would someone pay even 1 cent for a track when they can stream it for free? Streaming platforms are making the money, not the artists.
The innerwebs is littered with articles like this.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/09/15/streaming-music-earn-1-dollar/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.mic....usician-needs-to-make-minimum-wage-in-america
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/04/03/spotify-wins-artists-lose-questions/
Exactly what I was thinking. Just sit back and let others fight your battles. Look good in the meantimw
Thank you!! I’ve seen some articles with incomplete rankings, but none with data as comprehensive as this. I appreciate it!
[doublepost=1552072375][/doublepost]It’s cheaper and easier than ever to make a record (you can make one in your apartment with a 2013 MacBook Pro) and to get your record out there.
But it’s harder than ever to make money selling records. Streaming has displaced record sales. (It’s also displaced piracy, so, a mixed blessing, I guess.)
If you want artists to continue to be able to make the music you love, please support them by seeing them live and especially by purchasing their records—whether as a CD, vinyl, or MP3/AAC/FLAC download.
A good decision by Apple... the rest, not so good. There is a battle going on as we speak for control of content. It would be nice if the creators of that content got the royalties they deserve. Case in point... Johnny Cash's daughter Rosanne Cash had over 650,000 plays on spotify and received a check for just $95.00....
I have a lot of friends who are songwriters, and in the last few years their revenue stream has gone off a cliff. Many of them have given up trying to make a living at it. I applaud Apple for not trying to squeeze them for every nickel. Shame on the rest of them.
It was the final straw. Cancelled my Spotify family subscription and replaced it with Apple Music family one.
They shouldn't grow as fast, if it is at the expense of the artists who make their existence possible.
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The youtube payouts are shameful, another example of Google as internet parasite.
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Indeed. I just tried Spotify again, and the latest version of the iOS app is very buggy. The queue implementation is unwieldy, to put it kindly. That, plus learning more about their exploitation of artists, is going to lead to a cancellation for good
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While I respect what Apple is doing (and it is also my favorite tech company), I believe even Apple's payouts are not nearly as much as they should be. I would gladly pay 1 or 2 dollars/month more to benefit musicians and composers. To anyone who would object to this, I ask, why would you think you have the right to enjoy music at the expense of those who create the music you enjoy?
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I agree with this is principle, but, I simply cannot afford to buy as many recordings and the equipment to play them as I would if money were no object. However, I would gladly donate extra money to artists I particularly enjoy, and it seems to me that Apple would be able to implement some kind of donation mechanism. Streaming music is in some ways, a little like busking, and musicians deserve some sort of digital instrument case to put money into.
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Google’s payouts for their Play Music streaming services are much higher than they are for YouTube; not quite as high as Apple Music but close. I guess there’s just not a whole lot of revenue associated with YouTube’s free music streaming. Apparently those numbers don’t include streams from their paid YouTube Premium (used to be called RED) or if they do, the paid streams are completely swamped out by the vast number of free streams.
If Apple had joined the other streaming services in opposing the royalty increase, you would have castigated them for their greed. Now you scoff at them for doing the right thing.
Please, teach us more about how to be noble.
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Actually, I pay Spotify every month for a family account. And will do so. Streaming is not the problem. And it is with everything. Why would someone pay half a million for a Ferrari, if a Skoda would do? If you offer a desirable product, people will pay. Hey, we buy Apple products despite there being much cheaper alternatives.
But I understand that unless you have a record label behind you, exposure will be difficult. And how do we value creativity? As a music writer, there is money to be made. There are just too many people that can sing, I guess.
Nobody hasnt forced the artist to put the content to streaming services. However, probably the (smaller) artist gets better from the streaming services than without them and getting nothing.