• Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    It’s cheaper because the band doesn’t get paid as much. The streaming service keeps most of the meager pay.

    • PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      People make up for it by buying merch or going to shows. Margins on those things are much better for the artists.

    • morrowind@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      In every service I know of, the platform takes a minority of revenue