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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
From what I've read Spotify is still living off investor money to stay alive so rates aren't going to go up, even though they're pretty much the lowest among streamers, unless they increase prices. Apple would eat them alive if they tried that.
Tidal was supposed to be artist-owned but even they hardly pay anything, although they do pay more than Spotify.
Labels don't so much negotiate as dictate royalties. I don't see that changing.
So I think streaming will not survive unless fans accept that the artists they love aren't getting a fair deal and supplement streaming with album and merch sales, along with concert tickets. Good luck asking people to pay more in this economy.
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The people benefiting the most from Spotify is consumers. The idea that a household can have unlimited access to the vast majority of all music ever recorded for $15 a month is astonishing. Like something out of utopian science fiction. Of course musicians are getting less in royalties - consumers are spending far less on recorded music than they did 30 years ago. It’s beyond entitled to expect that artists should be paid more without consumers spending more.