But instead we get half baked shit with radio station style playlist requirements. Offer a decent streaming service with the type of music I want on it and no content restrictions, and I will pay. When they were making money hand over fist, no complaints, even as they were ripping the artists off. What’s changed is that people aren’t dumb enough to dollars for a cd with one or two good songs on it anymore. And shock! It has been available since the 20s in the form of radio. The fact is, free streaming music has been available since the mid-90s. In short – although artist think they put a lot of time and effort into what they do – compared to other things that are made, most artist do little work - there are only a few serious artists who do actually put a lot of time and effort and are passionate about what they do - but at the end of the day…you can work very hard on something YOU like, but if it doesnt sell well, or no one wants it, then no one is to blame but YOU… a song is a product at the end of the day…Īll this industry ball gargling in these comments. When I buy a DVD, i buy because i like the movie - if i buy a CD, there is probably only a few songs i will like. If Artists want more money – they need to talk to their manager, their studio, etc - these are the ones taking more of the money… Apple could put the prices up, but people will stop paying – when people stop paying, they either stop listening OR they find free illegal sources. The difference is, that £9.99 for the movie has to pay for a lot more people, most of whom get paid to do a job but wont see any royalties afterwards.Ī lot of artists do have a very good deal - if they are any good, they do make a lot of money - unfortunately a lot of artists are the equivalent of B or even C rated movies that skip the cinema release and often go straight to DVD or sometimes just end up on TV early hours in the morning - still, time and effort and money when into making these, but if they are no good people wont want them. – a typical movie last longer than most music albums - but certain DVDs end up cheaper than a CD upon release…for example – Martian in HD is £9.99 to own on iTune compared to Adele 25 released last year that costs the same… If we were talking about Artists like Queen, who put a lot of effort into their albums, wrote their own songs, and played their own music – then ok…īut unfortunately for the music industry there are many factory made singers and groups who get studios to do most of the work (which take most of the money).īut just like movies – all that hard work, all those people involved (including musicians) etc. Half the Artists don’t write their own music, they employ someone to make the backing music, and they pay for time in a studio to sing their lyrics… If the distributor (in this case apple, but it also includes amazon, spotify etc) are paying the Artist a reasonable fee then either the Artists takes their music to someone else, or not release anything…Īlso… how long should they sell for full price? how about sales? how about second hand goods?
Sonos began a beta trial of Apple Music support back in December before the official launch last week.Ĭan you explain how the music industry works?Īs far as I am concerned, I do not pay the artist – just like when i buy a product, i am not paying the designer, or the factories, or the workers etc - i am paying the person selling the item…
Vincent – conveys the message that music makes for a happier home, and features the streaming service being played through Sonos speakers. But we also have to make sure that artists grow up in a world where music is a viable career” …Ĭommon went on to thank those who support music by taking out paid subscriptions to streaming music services.Īpple originally planned to pay musicians and labels nothing during the three-month free trial of Apple Music offered to new users, but did a u-turn after Taylor Swift publicly criticized the plan.Īpple partnered with Sonos on an Apple Music ad featured during the break with the tagline ‘Music makes it home.’ The ad – which stars Killer Mike, Matt Berninger, and St. “Listen, we all love the convenience, and we support technologies like streaming, which connect us to that music. “Isn’t a song worth more than a penny?” Portnow asked the audience at the Staples Center, referring to the minuscule profits artists earn from ad-supported streaming. Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and Common said that free tiers on streaming music services threaten the viability of music as a career, reports The Verge. Free streaming music came under attack at last night’s Grammys, as Apple and Sonos aired a new Apple Music ad during the break.
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