The Streaming Services Are Destroying The Music Industry

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Listening to music for free is amazing, but that could all change. More and more music artists are pulling their music from popular streaming sites like Spotify. People are debating whether or not to keep the streaming sites which means there won’t be music for free anymore. There is a reason though. The streaming services are hurting the music industry.
One reason streaming services are hurting the music industry is the artists aren't getting paid enough. When somebody downloads or plays a song the artist only gets paid a very small amount of money in fact the author said, “Only a fraction of a penny.” The author also said, “Others are lucky enough to make enough to buy a ham sandwich.” If the artist doesn’t get paid enough then they won’t