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It's Not Just You: Music Streaming Is Broken Now (www.youtube.com)
submitted 22 hours ago by BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Welcome to the era of only Spotify Plays matter - let's take a look at the underbelly of streaming scams affecting independent artists.

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[โ€“] yesman@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The contracts that steal music from artists haven't changed one iota. Unless you've got juice like Paul McCarty, Beyonce, or Taylor Swift, and even then it can be a fight that takes years.

[โ€“] Grimy@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

I have a feeling it's easier to put your music out there as an independant artists. There's always someone taking a cut but the contacts are optional and there isn't much gate keeping like before.