2/12/16
When we look at anything, we are bound to find problems. Problems are a subjective thing. Looking at the idea of streaming music is problematic depending on what side of the streaming you are doing. For the consumer using the service and the company providing the service, we see it as the new wave of the future; being able to listen to your favorite thousand songs for a modest monthly subscription. Easy. Convenient. Cheaper than buying the full album. Even the record labels don't have a problem with streaming music because they get paid with a percentage of media sales among other methods of collecting royalties. So than where is the problem? The problem lies with the people "making" the music (I use quotes because the person singing isn't necessarily the biggest part of the creation of a song). These streaming services don't pay the artist very well, it's estimated that Spotify pays a label between six and eighty-four cents, that's not a lot. But the amount going toward the artist is about one-tenth of a penny, mainly due to the fact that Spotify doesn't even pay the artist, it's made the label's responsibility and they don't always do; either because the artist is unrecouped, or they're just signed to a shitty label that doesn't treat its artists right. It's also what drove Taylor Swift to the conclusion of removing her music from Spotify, claiming they don't pay enough and "my music is art, and you should pay for art" (or something along those lines). While I disagree with having to pay for art, she is right about about only getting a tenth of a penny for every listen, especially when someone puts up as many as she could/does/will. And that is for a big-named mega star, imagine what it would be for a small artist that only just got his or her career to the level of having their music be popular enough to warrant streaming.
I know I'm about 70 words short, but I feel I've made my point and I don't want to ramble
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2014/09/02/music-industry-99-problems/
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/03/how-much-musicians-make-spotify-itunes-youtube
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