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At least 10 Metallica albums on Apple Music
Must have been offered enough money by Deezer and Spotify.
There is very little money to be made by artists on most streaming services. Even after the US legislated that they must pay a decent amount (which they are of fighting) it is not enough for most bands to give up their day jobs.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/11/david-byrne-internet-content-world
Yup. Though some artists have/are holding out for better deals. That only works for the most popular artists that have leverage though - everyone else is getting hosed.
There is very little money to be made by artists on most streaming services. Even after the US legislated that they must pay a decent amount (which they are of fighting) it is not enough for most bands to give up their day jobs.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/11/david-byrne-internet-content-world
i there a difference in sound between lossless and Tidal premiumI used to be a Tidal subscriber but then switched to Qobuz last year. I made the switch because I didn't like (the idea of) the MQA standard for high rest steaming. I have actually both Tidal and Qobuz at the moment and they're both fine.
Depends on the recording I suppose. I like lossless streaming quality because it gives me some sort of peace of mind. I'm not going to spend thousands of dollars and then save 10 or 15 dollar a month on the quality of the music I'm listening to. 20 or 25 dollars a month is still ridiculously cheap to
i there a difference in sound between lossless and Tidal premium
Yep...one of my friends has managed(some pretty big)bands since the early 80's.... i remember him saying "there's no point touring if you don't have an album to promote"....the business has changed a few times over the years...the Stones still pull some heavy coin from a few concerts a year thoughIn the 30s and 40s, musicians made money performing live. Records weren't where the money was. They were loss leaders to bring people in to the live shows.
Many artists were screwed in the 70s, 80s and 90s and ended up with little or nothing to show for it including international stars. Bay City Rollers is one of many. At least with streaming fringe artists can get a look in.Yes but things change/the world changes. How many did actually earn money on selling records 50(or more) years ago? How much money did Beethoven earn? Not many. The 70's, 80's and the 90's was huge for selling records and many artists got very wealthy because of this. I am not saying that artist's should earn money on what they create but the world is different today. Artists needs to think different today to earn money and what Matallica did with the Black album won't happen again.
[1] How many did actually earn money on selling records 50(or more) years ago?
[2] How much money did Beethoven earn?
[3] The 70's, 80's and the 90's was huge for selling records and many artists got very wealthy because of this.
[4] I am not saying that artist's should earn money on what they create but the world is different today. Artists needs to think different today to earn money ...
In the 30s and 40s, musicians made money performing live. Records weren't where the money was. They were loss leaders to bring people in to the live shows.
[1] Many artists were screwed in the 70s, 80s and 90s and ended up with little or nothing to show for it including international stars. Bay City Rollers is one of many.
[2] At least with streaming fringe artists can get a look in.