Originally Posted by Fdemetrio
Because Jay Z alone will not dent the music availability.

If every artist said "If I see my music on spotify again, im suing" it would either stop or a deal would be struck. They do it cause they can, and they can because the top people dont really need the money, yet, they make their big money from them artists.

Artists get more exposure, perhaps.

And very decent thing to do of Jay Z, obviously they dont need the money and its not about them.

$0.00437 is what they pay per stream.

And since selling is out the window, and the vast majority of musicians out there cant fill a bar, let alone a giant arena, there is nothing for a musician.

Tired of this non sense "argggh you gotta adapt" Yeah how well is MAB, or Kurt Fortmeyer, or anybody serious from this forum doing? They cant make a dime.

If I was in the position of writing a hit song and somebody turns and say, we wont pay you for this...id be pissed. I know it happens all the time at the low end, some movies and tv placements dont pay a dime.

But, its funny how this is whimsical and petty, but talks about AOC and the Democratic party are thrilling.


This is not going to happen. Life has realities.
If THE Beyonce cannot marshall forces against this structural tide which is streaming and its' subscribers....anyone else is just...

(Your choice)

Howlin at the moon.
Scrapin' a tin cup down the bars
Pissin' into the wind.
lost in chimerical imaginings

No informal uprising of unknown performers is going to mount any counter revolution.

https://soundcloud.com/sunset-poet-of-texas