• YellowDog@lemmy.zip
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    6 hours ago

    Considering how much Spotify pays artists per listens, piracy is barely any different in that regard.

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      5 hours ago

      This is the most upsetting part. If you’re a solo artist without a label, you need what’s essentially a million listens to break minimum wage. For bands, and anyone with a label, even that’s practically out of question. This shit is why everyone sells 75$ t-shirts at shows