@restisents Label deals aren’t enough to support 5 people long term in a developing band to practice and improve. Cheaper to fund an individual. A&R’s also rather throw £1m at someone who’s had a viral moment rather than developing 5 artists long term. Industry needs a massive overhaul.
@jamesblake Interested to know how royalty works for collaborators. I’m sure PRO royalty works the same as anywhere - what about master royalty for producers/collaborators? Do they get a % of your monthly subscription? It feels like they should if we’re acknowledging the trad model.
If we want quality music somebody is gonna have to pay for it. Streaming services don’t pay properly, labels want a bigger cut than ever and just sit and wait for you to go viral, TikTok doesn’t pay properly, and touring is getting prohibitively expensive for most artists.