Yet, artists are only receiving .00001 or some ridiculous amount per play per song.
Sounds like it isn't these "evil services" that are cutting them off a the knees, but the predatory contracts the labels set up with artists.
Sounds like it isn't these "evil services" that are cutting them off a the knees, but the predatory contracts the labels set up with artists.
Anymore.
People resent record labels for the past, when signing with them was practically the only option, and the terms of the contract were cryptic and frequently misunderstood by signers. When artists were promised 15% royalties, cryptic "breakage" fees and other deductions brought that number closer to 5%, and forced the artist to incur costs such as tours, concerts and marketing, leaving the record labels only responsible to print records.
It occurs to me now, though, that I've read in the past that Spotify doesn't actually pay the same amount per stream to every artist or label. Apparently it doesn't even pay the same amount to the same artist each quarter.