Artists should be able to sell their music to any corporation or company. Artists should sell their music to corporations because it helps make money for them, and it gives us people music to listen to. In today's world people buy, listen, sell, and make music everyday. First, Artists can sell their music to people and corporations for money. This helps the artists because when the corporations make the video go viral they both get lots of money. They also become more popular in both the marketing world and the music world. Right now there's a growth in music partnership “one major shift has been the growth in partnership between artists and businesses(Cater, the changing landscape of musical business)” The Changing Landscape of the Music Business by Jacob Carter The music industry is in …show more content…
To take its place are Internet services that stream music directly to listeners on their smartphones, tablets, or computers. These apps are typically available either as ad-supported free versions or ad-free monthly subscription services. And while this is great for fans, who now have access to millions of songs at the flick of a touchscreen, it has shattered the traditional model of how an artist manages his or her career. With music lovers increasingly moving away from making one-time purchases towards an all-you-can-listen-to service, what is a hardworking artist to do? The main problem facing many musicians is that payments-per-stream of a song are much lower than what an artist would receive from a download. According to data journalist David McCandless, a signed solo artist would need about 5,478 itunes downloads of a song per month versus 4,200,000 YouTube streams per month just to make the U.S. minimum wage. Some big-name artists have called attention to the