So basically, it’s like this…
Spotify gets their subscription money and ad fees, keeps 30%, then the remaining 70% gets split between all labels, songwriters, publishers, etc., and smaller artists (no label, self-release) get a percentage of your plays in your “market.”
So you end up getting fractions of a penny ($0.004) per play.
Started in 1999 (local label, then Roadrunner), went solo (three labels, biggest I won’t mention), quit in 2014.
Started again in 2017, been doing it ever since as a hobby. Touring is incredibly expensive now. The only real way to break even is by selling advance tickets (for venue assurance), selling merch, and hoping people will by physical media.
In Europe, touring is harder because of venues taxing merch in my experience. Transportation is a bit cheaper, but still a grind, and you’re lucky to break even.
Spotify and other streaming services are a blessing and a curse: the biggest labels can push spins, and services get paid from that + ad revenue. Indie artists get pushed downward, unless they’re playlisted a lot.
I know how it works. Been in this industry a while. I wasn’t expecting you explain — I just responded.
It’s a bit complicated really. They distribute money all over the place, and then the artist gets paid.
It’s kind of the “industry standard,” which sucks, but Spotify pays out less than industry standard. I could go on a rant about how they suffocate indie artists to ensure major labels get their share, but I’ll spare you lol.
I’m not sure what the percentage is that they claim, but it’s far less. I check weekly on mine, and will get fractions of a penny for plays.
On the flipside, Apple Music actually seems to adhere to their percentage.
Just checked the app. Yep, they did. Even zooming in showed nothing.
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Hell, and I can’t emphasize this enough, no.
Came here to say this. He’s not going to do anything that won’t help Israel. He’ll allow America to fall into the shitter before bailing on AIPAC.
I’m so sick of this mfers antics.
Just downloaded it and love it so far! Thanks for the suggestion!
I’ve been beta testing the iOS version and I’ve got to be honest, it’s a bit of a mess.
Bluesky (ugh) works — I can see posts from Bluesky users even without an account. But Mastodon posts are hit-or-miss.
If you post something, it’s to your surf.social account, which… fine. I’d prefer just sharing to my personal account. (There’s probably a way to do this, but I haven’t found it)
The UI is kind of ugly. It used to make sense in earlier betas, but now… eh.
This song seems so timely. Long live BR.
Thanks everyone! It makes more sense to me now.
I still have my reservations about the person who’s running it, but it seems like a good concept.
So it’s actually more helpful than hashtags? Sorry, I’m not super well versed in how smaller instances work 😅
When I toured in Europe, I made it a point to just stfu unless I was spoken to. I wanted to blend in and not be the stereotypical American tourist.
Having said that, I ran into a couple of Americans while in Norway. Jesus Christ, they were obnoxious (and from Florida).
lol I didn’t know this existed. Thank you, I’ve got a new community to subscribe to
This sentence is full of words put together that I never thought that I would ever read in my entire life. And yet, here we are.
But seriously