Why Streaming Is Bad

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I think that streaming is a bad thing. I think it is bad because the artist need to get payed for making music. The author states that” We all want musicians to get paid fairly”. This means that we want the musicians to keep making music that we love. The article also states that” When you stream a song the artist gets payed a tiny amount of money”. That means if they don’t get payed the artist don’t have enough money to perform new there new songs. The author, Melanie Abrahams, states” that you can get great music for nothing”. This means that the artist get no money at all. This is why I believe that streaming is bad for artists.

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