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How are musicians supposed to survive on $0.00173 per stream? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/music@lemmy.world

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[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thats why RTJ drop their albums for free. The money is in fans buying merch, buying limited edition vinyl pressings, appearance fees, licencing the songs to tv and movies touring and concert appearances.

On their own label, they have absolute control of how the money is spent.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

RTJ.

Man so many acronyms. Cant know em all.

TIAFPMWAA

[–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Return ~of~ The Jedi.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah thats my bad. Run The Jewels.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Presumably not run the jewels as it seems they charge for theirs?

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

For RTJ 3 and 4 If you registered before the release date they sent a code to redeem on Google Music for the full album for free.

No catch, no strings, no being pestered with marketing emails till the end of time.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

So, I just asked a GPT to name some famous bands with the initials RTJ and literally Run the Jewels was the only answer.

Edit: GPT = Good prompt texter.