• grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        You cannot make a difference this way. Their music is a commodity they have signed agreements to sell. They probably (in the vast majority of instances) had almost no bargaining power in this and a lot of signed artists don’t make a penny from their work, at all.

        If you really like an artist, contact them via their official channels and ask if you can send them money directly or donate to a charity they like.

        • PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz
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          10 months ago

          Yeah you’re right. Actually I was just thinking about this streaming space and perhaps switching away from Spotify, over to Tidal but probably it wouldn’t make a big difference to the respected artists I’m listening to.

      • JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        I believe YouTube music premium streams actually pay more than Spotify but the cross between YouTube paying way less and YouTube music paying more causes some confusion.