One’s music library, whatever genre it may be in, is the soundtrack of one’s life. Music now is more relevant than ever. There are more and more songs and artists debuting what they have into the collection of music that can now be available in the palm of the hand. Nearly all artists can be found with a quick Google search and in just a few clicks one can find a link to their most recent singles. One way to find music online nowadays is through internet music streaming. Music streaming is listening to music that does not need to be downloaded in files on devices. Two years ago, Taylor Swift removed all her songs on the music streaming platform Spotify because of the low royalty pay and got Apple music to make sure that artists would be paid their royalties during their 90-day free trial (Whitten). Last year, rapper Jay-Z released a subscription-based music streaming
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If one is a popular artist and they receive more than a million streams on a song then this can add up. A global hit album, that was anonymised by Spotify for Artists, received $425,000 in royalty payments during July of 2013 (“Spotify Explained”). However, independent artists (indie artists) may not be able to earn high royalty payments. Major streaming platforms may not be the best place to be for them, but being on those platforms creates exposure. Listeners tuning into these platforms would be able to hear music from artists they have never heard of. In turn, artists would be able to encourage people to buy their albums, come to their concerts and buy their merchandise. However, staying on one platform as an indie artist might just commit career suicide. A lot of indie artists only release a few songs on multiple streaming sites so that they can still get people to listen to their music while encouraging people to buy their
If one is a popular artist and they receive more than a million streams on a song then this can add up. A global hit album, that was anonymised by Spotify for Artists, received $425,000 in royalty payments during July of 2013 (“Spotify Explained”). However, independent artists (indie artists) may not be able to earn high royalty payments. Major streaming platforms may not be the best place to be for them, but being on those platforms creates exposure. Listeners tuning into these platforms would be able to hear music from artists they have never heard of. In turn, artists would be able to encourage people to buy their albums, come to their concerts and buy their merchandise. However, staying on one platform as an indie artist might just commit career suicide. A lot of indie artists only release a few songs on multiple streaming sites so that they can still get people to listen to their music while encouraging people to buy their