It's just nice to know that when people say "Where can I get your album," I can say iTunes...Amazon...the usual suspects."
And so it goes...you can BUY ME. You can STREAM ME. I know, it sounds kind of pornographic. Maybe one day it'll be phonographic...so that "old school" people can get me on vinyl or CD.
Meanwhile, more people streaming (almost as many as are bootlegging and "sharing" on blogs). YouTube doesn't even charge people for this, and most every popular song and even entire albums are on there. YouTube might pay a few pennies per 1000 hits. This is then split between the artist, the record label and a licensing company such as (in my case) BMI?
A question is how artists can make money when people prefer to listen a few times free on YouTube or as part of a monthly "stream all you want for ten bucks," deal on iTunes or Amazon. It seems few are going to BUY a song for a buck unless they really want to "support the artist."
I do appreciate it when I hear: "Hey, I bought you album..." but more often I hear: "I found your songs on Spotify. You're...really out there."
Adele, I'm not.
Nothing much artists can do about any of this. Most agree that these days, a new release is just a tool to get attention for touring, or a big pay day if the song is used as background on a TV show or the end credit of a film.
I'll have to ask my manager about that, next time I look in the mirror.
I'm not sure what to make of "Lawyer in Hell" being the most successful track on iTunes. People search for the word LAWYER or the word HELL or...both?
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