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Spotify Will End Service in Uruguay Due to Bill Requiring Fair Pay for Artists (mixmag.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anything but fair compensation.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

“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.

The problem isn't the streaming platforms (unless you want to pay more for your streaming service), but the record labels. Spotify never made profit.

[–] MiltownClowns 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Music used to be more valuable because it was more scarce and more difficult to deliver. Now anybody can make a song and put it on the internet. The value has gone down and artists/labels need to recognize that or people aren't gonna pay them at all.

[–] Pasta4u 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“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 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year ago (4 children)

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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Maybe try k-pop?

[–] SacredHeartAttack -1 points 1 year 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.

[–] oDDmON 6 points 1 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.