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Apple Reverses Course, Will Pay Artists During Apple Music Free Trial
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You have to be crazy if you think apple is going to trow out the contracts that are already signed by the labels. Apple said they will pay the artists, they won't pay the labels during this 3 month trial. And I read somewhere before that 70% goes to the labels and 5% of that goes to the artist but obviously depends of each label and each artist.
More like Taylor Swift's manager and label representatives. While Taylor is a good singer, big games concerning distribution and royalties like this are played in office hallways of Hollywood and Nashville.
These big players are industry pros going back decades that last a lot longer in the industry than the artists. Some are obscure one-hit wonders making more money managing acts than performing.
Taylor here is just a sigel in this fight with her consent.
I must say Apple should not pay for the 3 months trial, because there are no more great artists like Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Frank Sinatra
Apple is a great company, the now days artist are not. They are just fully digital voices
Apple is a great company, the now days artist are not. They are just fully digital voices
What are the advantages to the consumer if this happens? already do whatever they want, their fans blindly buy or defend products even if they are sub-par.
We need competition to keep Apple in line.
It is all about profit, you think that Apple really cares about Taylor Swift? No, they just want exclusive releases on their music service, in order to attract the public and mostly the young generation to subscribe, "hearing" what artists want and being on the news international with titles like: Taylor swift's music exclusively on Apple Music etc.. is a plus for them. You don't see news titles like: Spotify will feature exclusive releases of Taylor swift, Pharell Williams etc.
The Verge recently laid out in detail an old leaked contract between Spotify and some label.
They all got little important pieces in these contracts that say "if anybody gets a better deal, we get it too." So by Apple agreeing to pay some for the trial they probably have to pay them all. The already signed contracts have already made sure of it.
But they can afford it and they really should pay for their own promotions, they want to lure customers so it is their duty to pay.
both apple and the labels where in the wrong, they thought of themselves and not the artists who actually do the work.
But who are the ones not paying to the artists? Apple doesn't pay to the artists directly. Example: The company you work for signs a contract for a project, the company will get paid in 6 months from now, does the company stops paying its workers? Obviously not. Even if Apple wasn't going to pay the labels, the labels should have the obligation to pay its workers.
If you can't afford to buy something, then you don't get it. Your finances don't mean you can steal.
Uh yeah that's not how life works. People are listening to current music, they should be paid for that
If there's one thing Tim Cook has learned from Steve Jobs, it's that having the humility to change your mind is a good thing.
The worrying question is why on earth such a despicable decision to not pay the musicians was made in the first place. Did Apple not realise how bad they would look?
They are ensconced in their ivory tower more than ever, I fear. They have turned into a company that has to react, rather than act.
The worrying question is why on earth such a despicable decision to not pay the musicians was made in the first place. Did Apple not realise how bad they would look?
They are ensconced in their ivory tower more than ever, I fear. They have turned into a company that has to react, rather than act.
I can't afford holidays so i will hijack a plane, I can't afford an iPhone so i will just break into an Apple Store and steal it. "logic"
People are buying music less and streaming music more. So no it doesnt translate into sales. Secondly, singles have limited shelf life. A song could be released and peak within a month. At 3 mo this the publics taste for the song has gone down and there no longer IS revenue coming from it.
You are missing my point. Of course people are streaming more, but also a large part of streaming consumers buy albums after streaming them for a while, for a variety of reasons. Most of these people listen to Spotify or another platform and buy on iTunes or Google Play. Apple music will be tightly integrated with iTunes, making it easier to buy music and therefore to drive sales. Consumers are more likely to buy when the buy button is next to the song that they are streaming (apple music) than when they need to switch apps first (the others).