A Music Industry for the 99%: Streaming Services, Artist

A Music Industry for the 99%: Streaming Services, Artist Exploitation, and the Indie Future of Music

Are streaming services really to blame for low artist royalties?

A Music Industry for the 99% dissects the argument of major labels and celebrity artists that streaming services are at fault for low artist payâ€”and comes to a very different conclusion. Not only are streaming services are not to blame for the percentage of royalties that make it to artists, but their model presents an opportunity to revive industry revenue. The real exploitative force within the industry is the labels, and through the course of the book, many of the actions theyâ€™ve taken to reduce the percentage of revenue they have to share with artists are revealed.

This isnâ€™t news to many artists though. While the media narrative has sought to make it seem as though all musicians share Taylor Swiftâ€™s opposition to Spotify, a growing number of artists are speaking out against label exploitation, and some even go as far as to suggest that the industry needs to change.

Labels havenâ€™t always controlled the industry, and it shouldnâ€™t be assumed they will continue to in the future. There are changes we can make on a societal level that can promote the growth of an independent music industry, free from the increasingly exploitative terms of labels. The book suggests a number of policies that can be implemented that would have this effect, and presents several indie musicians as examples of what a model for indie success might look like.

The current music industry benefits labels and celebrities, but their greed is starting to turn artists against them, and toward an independent path. Instead of trying to reform labels, we should try to promote this shift. A Music Industry for the 99% identifies the real reason artists arenâ€™t paid fairly, how artists are beginning to look for a new direction, and proposes changes that could promote independence.
Country USA
Author Paris Marx
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 45
PublicationDate 2016-01-25
ReleaseDate 2016-01-25

Country	USA
Author	Paris Marx
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	45
PublicationDate	2016-01-25
ReleaseDate	2016-01-25

A Music Industry for the 99%: Streaming Services, Artist Exploitation, and the Indie Future of Music

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