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Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring Fair Pay for Artists (mixmag.net)
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[-] [email protected] 8 points 10 months 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.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 10 months 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?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months 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.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

What kind of music? And would you be willing to share, maybe DM it if you’re more comfortable

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Mostly electronic music with no words. This is my most recent track: Midnight Funk Train by Thassodar on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/DLhDp

I have an album I put out at the beginning of September that's on all streaming services (Spotify link):

Leveling Up

www.linktr.ee/thassodar has links to everything else!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

With increasing the necessary streams to 1000 it will get better, since AI mass produced music won't get any share anymore.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe try k-pop?

[-] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

I've had music on Spotify almost a decade now. Best it's done was pay to keep it on Spotify. It won't even be able to do that anymore.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months 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.

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