Is streaming technology saving the music industry?

[Д.Д.]

In case you need it, you can search by label on Spotify too. Type label:"labelname" (e.g. label:"blue note") in the search box.

[Dave Garrett]

Apple is trying to force streaming services to kill free tiers:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/8540935/apple-labels-spotify-streaming

[danasgoodstuff]

Just remember, you don't buy beer you just rent it - there's streaming for ya!

[medjuck]

I use You Tube when I want to find individual cuts. Does anyone know whether composers or record companies get paid for you Tube plays?

[Scott Dolan]

They do, but I've never seen anything definitive on how it is structured. Probably isn't much since many artists yank their tunes from YouTube and Vevo once they discover they are posted there.

[Chuck Nessa]

From the beginning my income from streaming has not reached $200.

[Scott Dolan]

How much stuff do you have out there?

Aren't the royalty payments something obnoxiously bizarre, like a fifth of a cent per play, or something like that? Or worse?

[Chuck Nessa]

How much stuff do you have out there?

Aren't the royalty payments something obnoxiously bizarre, like a fifth of a cent per play, or something like that? Or worse?

My life's work is out there.

[Scott Dolan]

That doesn't answer my question in any way, but sorry to hear streaming hasn't paid off.

[Chuck Nessa]

That doesn't answer my question in any way, but sorry to hear streaming hasn't paid off.

Then what exactly is your question?

[Scott Dolan]

How much stuff do you have out there?

[Chuck Nessa]

Never mind.

[king ubu]

How much stuff do you have out there?

Chuck gave a very precise answer.

Might be time to pull some sheet music ...

[Scott Dolan]

How much stuff do you have out there?

Chuck gave a very precise answer.

Might be time to pull some sheet music ...

No, "my life's work" is not a "precise" answer. That tells me absolutely nothing as far as how many copyrighted titles he's referring to.

That's like asking me "what did you eat", and me responding "everything!"

[alankin]

How much stuff do you have out there?

Chuck gave a very precise answer.

Might be time to pull some sheet music ...

No, "my life's work" is not a "precise" answer. That tells me absolutely nothing as far as how many copyrighted titles he's referring to.

That's like asking me "what did you eat", and me responding "everything!"

http://www.nessarecords.com/shop/

[Scott Dolan]

Thank you. One look at those titles would tell me that they probably aren't streamed much. Most Jazz fans I know, myself included, don't even use streaming services.

I'd still like to know how the rates are determined.

Edited May 7, 2015 by Scott Dolan

[erwbol]

A case of too lazy to look that up yourself? Chuck's web address is in his signature.

[mjzee]

Record labels attack Apple deals that would leave them 'completely screwed' - telegraph.co.uk

[ombudsman]

One band I am involved with has 5 tunes available on one streaming platform. Total plays at this point are around 10,000 after a few months. Earnings $1.98. And that if I'm not mistaken is considerably more than what Spotify pays.

As to the original question, I suppose if you call the online streaming services themselves the music business, then I think yes, it's saving the hell out of them. As for the musicians, this is the kind of revenue stream you can't even die on much less live on.

[A Lark Ascending]

And another exploration:

Is streaming good for music?

I've no idea what the eventual outcome will be. But I could identify immediately with the Metallica chap:

"Thirty, 40 years ago I would get on my bike, drive to the record store, spend time figuring out which record I could buy by listening to a bunch of them. By the time I got home I would end up spending every minute of my free time for the next week just acting with this particular record.

"Nowadays music, to an extent, for some people it's become kind of background noise."

Now, I wouldn't want to go back to 1970 - I like the wealth of music available and make major use of what is on offer. But there is no doubt that I knew those records I bought one at a time on a limited budget far more thoroughly than the music I buy (or stream) all too easily today. 

 

 

[Scott Dolan]

I guess I was the only person who owned a radio back in the day...

[.:.impossible]

That's a terrible guess!

[Scott Dolan]

Then why all the hand-wringing over all of this?

Shit, I listened to the radio for free every day. I also made a ton of cassette tapes of tunes I recorded, for free, off of the radio. 

Are the current trends really that different? 

Edited July 16, 2015 by Scott Dolan

[Scott Dolan]

"I was there. 
AM radio kicked streaming's ass. 
Analog Cassettes and 8 tracks also kicked streaming's ass, 
and absolutely rocked compared to streaming.

Streaming sucks. Streaming is the worst audio in history. 
If you want it, you got it. It's here to stay. 
Your choice.

Copy my songs if you want to. That's free. 
Your choice.

All my music, my life's work, is what I am preserving the way I want it to be.

It's already started. My music is being removed from all streaming services. It's not good enough to sell or rent.

Make streaming sound good and I will be back." - Neil Young

 

Translation: "I'm ready for my straightjacket now!" 

[GA Russell]

Neil Young has removed all of his recordings from streaming websites.  He says that streaming just doesn't sound good enough.

https://www.bing.com/search?q=Neil+Young+streaming+services&filters=tnTID%3a"9C8E94BF-72ED-4744-92E8-77421FA4D5BA"+tnVersion%3a"984348"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"14"+tnOrder%3a"df896475-b3f2-48ab-9288-4666060aee46"&efirst=12&FORM=HPNN01