There are a number of other music streaming services in the market, the main competitors being Apple Music and Pandora. The first music streaming service I ever used was Apple Music and the selling point for me was the integration of Apple Music with your existing iTunes library, so you see all your music side-by-side. This functionality was error-prone, as it didn’t allow for cross-device syncing, meaning you have to re-download and recreate your created playlists. This became far too frustrating to deal with (amongst other issues) and so I moved to Spotify. The changeover was almost seamless as the basic structure and design of Apple Music and Spotify are very
As a result of copyright laws, artist can cover a song as long as they pay a composer similar to radio stations playing a song; they also pay the composer a fee. A surprising comparison is made by cable companies
After much denial and a court case, Vanilla Ice finally backed down and agreed to pay David Bowie and the members of Queen royalties because they did, in a sense, contributed to the track. After the legal battle with Bowie and Queen, Vanilla Ice starting losing his
Taylor Swift is one of the most successful songwriters and singers in today’s world, with millions of fans worldwide. However, Taylor was not always the pop genre singer that she is today. In 2004, Taylor began her music career predominantly composing country music, and made her debut album in 2006, which was a major success and even landed on Billboard’s top twenty. Influenced by popular female country singers during the 90’s, Taylor states that Shania Twain and Faith Hill were both major influences when she was just starting out, making her want to compose country music. However, there is one more notable figure that inspired Taylor and her transition to the pop genre, and that person would be Max Martin.
Nowadays, record labels and artists cannot persuade listeners to ‘buy’ their music. It is believed that the aspect of music has changed due to the popularity of music streaming. Allen (2013) agreed by stating that music streaming has changed the view of people in the industry of music. For example, popular music streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora and a number of new music streaming applications provide the easiest way for listeners to enjoy music freely without having to do illegal downloading or buying a CD. Likewise, Listeners have the ability to choose the music they want to listen.
As a matter of fact, artist can only make money after its record is sold 500.000 copies, otherwise all royalties go towards label’s initial investment. To illustrate, in 2009, only 2.1 percent of the albums released sold even 5000 copies(Jefferson, 2010). So the problem was already there; even before
Artists should use their music in advertising because they will be able to make larger sums of money in addition to gaining popularity. A important reason artists should put their music in ads is because they will be able to make more money. According to Carter, data journalist David McCandless says that "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." This clearly shows that artists do not make enough money from just streaming music. As people move more toward music streaming, artists will continue to earn less money.
Music becomes popular because it is well made. Music becomes popular because of its enjoyability. This accounts for The Cure’s significantly higher popularity compared to The Smiths. As seen on The Cure’s page of Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming platform, The Cure’s top three songs total at 443,264,061, 526,672,756, and 328,198,764 streams (“The Cure”). These numbers are notably higher than those of The Smiths—Spotify reports that, as of January 30, 2023, The Smiths’ top three songs have a total of 371,969,666, 324,626,968, and 187,448,384 streams (“The Smiths”).
The music industry has been riddled with rivalry and treachery since the beginning of its existence. Through various decades and genres of music, one thing remains persistent: the bad blood between artists that spoils their artistry into toxic waste. Furthermore, in the feud between the brilliant Taylor Swift and Kanye West, their extraordinary talent has been obscured by demeaning tabloids and berating fans. The feud between the two began in 2009 when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech because he felt the honor was deserved elsewhere. The feud between the two has dragged on for over a decade, consequently dragging both of the artist’s careers through the dirt with it.
First of all, "others have embraced the idea of streaming music, claiming that it offers smaller artists a chance for their music to get heard by a wider audience". Musicians and fans get a chance to interact with each other. For example, "Zoe Keating,
Do you support the use of an artist’s music advertising? Yes, I think artist should advertise their music. The reason I say artist should advertise their music because it will get them a bigger fan base. I support that artist should be able to advertise their music. When you advertise the music it benefits the artist but also the person their fans and supporters.
While there are some apps such as Spotify and Pandora that offer a premium version of their service, where the user is charged a monthly fee. The artists receive no payout from the streaming services. In the
The music industry is an entertainment business and with almost any entertainment business there is some sort of corruption either known to the public or at times hidden. The music world is currently going through a transitional period of it’s payment model and how the artist and producer of a song gets paid. Producers are not being paid or credited by record labels and artists because of the position there being put in in the industry; they need to come together and find methods to license/contract there work and also raise awareness. The new model that the music industry is transitioning to is the streaming model.
Abstract Taylor Swift has been marked by her many fans as an icon of feminism and empowerment. Inspiring girls on how their own experiences and personal truths are something worth singing about. Illustrating what she claims to be female empowerment through ‘squads’ and award speeches. With the rapidly increasing influence of mainstream media, it is imperative to highlight how big icons such as Taylor Swift are manipulating and being manipulated by the masses, society and the market itself for profit and personal gains.
However, in the 21st century, things have changed extensively, with the unearthing of music streaming. Music streaming has unquestionably taken root in the music industry in recent times. Music streaming are services like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal
