Comment on Why is so hard for musicians to have a good living and be famous?
the_abecedarian@piefed.social 1 week ago
It's not the musicians' fault. https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/5006-new-hegemonies-streaming-platforms-and-music-production
Nothing under a capitalist economy is rewarded for merit, only profitability for the business owner or shareholders
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Musicians were getting screwed by labels long before streaming became a thing, and labels are still mostly where the money disappears to
the_abecedarian@piefed.social 6 days ago
Agreed, its just a bit of a different structure now