One nice thing is pirating of musics in my region has reduced considerably with the availability of high-speed cheap internet and apps like Spotify many people don't mind listening to the occasional Ads as long as you don't have to pay for it.
I discovered Spotify in 2012. Have been a loyal subscribe ever since (except a short 6 months break when I tested Google music, before Spotify introduced podcasts).
Worth keeping in mind that there are planty of services that offer free music. Including YouTube.
While gaming has Humble Bundle, it's not really the same and those games are mostly a couple of years old.
I mean paying for Spotify nets the original artists about as much cash as pirating the music. I just share my music both on Spotify and for free online, it honestly makes close to zero financial difference.
IIRC lately things have changed considerably. I mean, I do know that in Spotify early days Lady Gaga made about 16$ with her hits. But it's my understanding that nowadays artists are paid proportional with the # songs played. If it's a fair trade, that's not for me to judge.
For what is worth, 2019 was the first time Spotify registered a profit. After ... what? 13 years-ish?
I imagine the music business it's a bit more complex and harder to monetize, but to each his own.
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One nice thing is pirating of musics in my region has reduced considerably with the availability of high-speed cheap internet and apps like Spotify many people don't mind listening to the occasional Ads as long as you don't have to pay for it.
I discovered Spotify in 2012. Have been a loyal subscribe ever since (except a short 6 months break when I tested Google music, before Spotify introduced podcasts).
Worth keeping in mind that there are planty of services that offer free music. Including YouTube.
While gaming has Humble Bundle, it's not really the same and those games are mostly a couple of years old.
I mean paying for Spotify nets the original artists about as much cash as pirating the music. I just share my music both on Spotify and for free online, it honestly makes close to zero financial difference.
IIRC lately things have changed considerably. I mean, I do know that in Spotify early days Lady Gaga made about 16$ with her hits. But it's my understanding that nowadays artists are paid proportional with the # songs played. If it's a fair trade, that's not for me to judge.
For what is worth, 2019 was the first time Spotify registered a profit. After ... what? 13 years-ish?
I imagine the music business it's a bit more complex and harder to monetize, but to each his own.