Comments on: Labels And Spotify Still Struggle To Convince Some Artists On Stream Rates http://paidcontent.org/2012/02/27/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/ The economics of digital content Wed, 22 May 2013 03:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: djrobsd http://paidcontent.org/2012/02/27/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87825 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:56:40 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87825 Artists need to jump on the bandwagon. Money is no longer made from selling your music, you are selling your brand – by performing live on stage, appearances on tv shows, book deals, royalties from merchandise sold at concerts, etc.    Gone are the days where people spend $50 bucks a month on CD’s or records, be glad you’re getting something as opposed to ZERO dollars you would get if someone just downloaded your CD from a file sharing or torrent site.

]]> By: Peter Robson http://paidcontent.org/2012/02/27/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87824 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:20:10 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87824 It’s Paul Loasby (not Oasby)!

]]> By: David http://paidcontent.org/2012/02/27/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87823 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:42:08 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87823 “Some 5,500 UK radio plays are required to equal royalties from one download”

Huh?  Radio royalties in the UK would typically be between £10 and £100 per play depending on the size of the station. I think what is meant by a ‘radio play’ in the quote is not its usual meaning – e.g. ‘Lady Gaga’s latest single got 20 plays on BBC Radio 1 this week’ – but the number of ‘plays’ by individual listeners.  So if Radio 1 has a million listeners, 20 plays in the usual sense = 20,000,000 plays in the sense used here. I do not see much point in comparing this with Spotify, where the listener chooses what tracks to play.

]]> By: spotidj http://paidcontent.org/2012/02/27/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87822 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:05:46 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/419-labels-and-spotify-still-struggle-to-convince-some-artists-on-stream-ra/#comment-87822 Low royalties from ad-funded streaming and otherwise acceptable rates from premium services? Rhapsody/Napster pays $ 0.01 per stream and Spotify about $ 0.0060 on average. Rhapsody has 1 million users Spotify 10 million. No need to be suspicious, artists need to be better informed.

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