Spotify iirc pays $0.003 per stream, so for 80m streams he's got $24,000.
If he's got less than that then he should be directing ire at his label or publisher.
So this is why the podcasts are absolutely crammed full of ads?
It frustrates me that I get ads after paying for premium, but the way they weasel out of it is the tagline "unlimited ad free music"... And I guess, podcasts ain't music.
Still, I'm glad they're paying 2/3rds to rights holders. I'm an indie musician, historically a lot of my music was released on labels so they've creamed a good amount of my royalties. I feel like there's a lot of misunderstandings about how much people earn from Spotify (ie publisher / label is often getting a lions share leading to low return for the artist). People see "0.003c per stream" and assume Spotify are taking the piss as it's technically a low number. But, taking 1/3rd is a damn sight better than what the digi retail sites like beatport take (50/50 with the label, who then splits that 50/50 with the artist).
You can self release and self promote on spotify, which imo although there's still a power imbalance, it's a better deal for the artist if you go indie. Meanwhile the labels & publishers seem to go unmentioned when it comes to lack of artist revenue.
We are as unready for this shit as we were for social media.
Genuinely concerned this will tip the balance enough for trump to win.
I've loved every episode of the latest series. New voice for Morty needs a bit of work but for me, it's as funny as ever
Erowid is a brilliant resource!
I think you and I had very different experiences! While ket abuse can defo lead to paranoia and becoming more insular, in my circles it was taken at hard house / trance events or after parties. Lots of silliness and fun times.
Unfortunately for my friend, he lived on his own in Manchester and fell in with a rough crowd after moving to Salford :'(
I lost a friend to ket. He was partying with bad people, he was sick, choked on his vomit and they stole his stuff / left him to die.
Ketamine is a very interesting ride, and has wonderful potential as an antidepressant, but for the love of yourself (and my badly missed friend, John the magic man), PLEASE have someone compus mentus watching over you while you experience it, if you choose to do so.
Also strongly recommend you DO NOT mix with alcohol.
Russia just cannot be trusted. Over and over and over again, they show this to the world.
Countries need to stop giving Russia 'one more chance'. Treat the Russian government like the fraudulent, evil pariahs that they reveal themselves to be.
Imo a key problem we need to try and counter (as a society) is voter apathy. A lot of people just don't care, or don't have the energy after a long day's work to invest in sifting through political bullshit for the nuggets of true info (understandable). Some people even take pride in their lack of interest which to me is like being proud of being stupid.
Politics affects pretty much every aspect of our lives. It drives me nuts when people whinge and whinge about the state of the country but won't engage one iota with the process of improving things.
I see what you did there ;)
I'm not talking about those, I'm fine with that... In some cases they're quite entertaining. I'm taking about the ones Spotify inserts seemingly at random, occasionally in the middle of a joke or sentence. Three at the start, three at the end, three at some random point in the middle. I just fast forward them.