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Post by Drew on Oct 25, 2020 18:20:44 GMT -5
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Oct 25, 2020 21:34:52 GMT -5
It would help if these new artists actually released decent quality stuff designed to stand the test of time, instead of the disposable crap they usually do.
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Post by ziggy2 on Oct 26, 2020 7:53:00 GMT -5
Even if a young artist has a song that’s streamed 1 million times, they will still get a few bucks. Because they can’t compete with the established artists who get 80 million listens. The revenues are split according to your share in the big pool.
In the old days, maybe a quarter of the million listeners would have purchased the album or the single.
So, the only way to make money for new artists is to sell tickets for live events. But they can’t go on tour because they don’t have the funds from record sales.
There are exceptions to the rule of course.
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Post by JessieLou on Oct 27, 2020 19:24:53 GMT -5
It would help if these new artists actually released decent quality stuff designed to stand the test of time, instead of the disposable crap they usually do. Agreed. The monster success of Adele's last 2 albums is proof that people will still buy music if the quality is there.
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Post by ziggy2 on Oct 28, 2020 7:25:30 GMT -5
Quality of music does play a role, but the stats are clear when it comes to damages done by streaming.
Last year in 2019, only 1 album had 1 million+ physical sales:
1. Taylor Swift, Lover, 1.09 million 2. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 594,597 3. Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins, 483,565 4. Harry Styles, Fine Line, 452,500 5. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born: OST 2018, 437,732 6. BTS, Map of the Soul: Persona, 383,239 7. Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding, 356,994 8. Tool, Fear Inoculum, 344,285 9. Backstreet Boys, DNA, 313,616 10. Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next, 267,586
Whereas 20 years before in 1999, everyone was at 1 million+ sales:
1. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 9,445,732 2. ...Baby One More Time / Britney Spears ~ 8,358,619 3. Ricky Martin / Ricky Martin ~ 5,981,155 4. Come On Over / Shania Twain ~ 5,618,134 5. Significant Other / Limp Bizkit ~ 4,952,890 6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 4,732,589 7. Devil Without a Cause / Kid Rock ~ 4,259,736 8. FanMail / TLC ~ 4,186,685 9. Christina Aguilera / Christina Aguilera ~ 3,662,905 10. Wide Open Spaces / Dixie Chicks ~ 3,463,642
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Post by Pipa on Oct 28, 2020 23:16:11 GMT -5
20 years ago if you wanted to hear an artist's CD without pissing off Lars Ulrich, you had to go out to the store and buy the whole album. Now that same process takes 2 clicks on Spotify, and it's a lot more modular since you can pick and choose what to listen to. Of course, that convenience comes with a cost, and unfortunately it's at the expense of the musicians. Somehow the system that kept the industry from completely dying due to piracy is now preventing anyone who isn't a viral TikTok meme from making any viable amount of money at all.
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