Dec 6, 2025
ragedsycokillerSurvivorship bias man. It's not like streaming brought up the amount of wealth for artists. It just shifted it around to a new group of people. Plenty of artists are f***ed over despite being successful.
Of course for some artists it will have negatively affected them. Technology also has pros and cons, so Im not saynig streaming is completely perfect, but the music industry is in a much better place than it was in directly before streaming.
The amount of artists the average person listens to (and is a potential paying customer for a concert/vinyl etc) has increased.
Also its much more viable for indepedent artists to make a living now.
Dec 6, 2025
CGI Dogthe concept of a migos Xmas carol mashup
This guy does a bunch of these, which is what made me say that lol. He hasn’t done any Migos yet that I’ve seen but it’s only a matter of time
- Dec 6, 2025
Waaiiiit I just looked up Migos Christmas mashup on TikTok and this guys got a heater
Dec 6, 2025
ICEMAN KIRwhat does the average consumer care if an artists work is devalued
They don’t and that needs to be accounted for when figuring out the solution to all the kerfuffle
- Dec 6, 2025·1 reply
Theater screens maximize the literal eye experience of watching a movie. Until someone figures out an easily accessible way to maximize the ear experience of listening to songs, there can be no true musical equivalent to such a thing. Touring would be the closest we have to that atm, but ofc touring is in the same stage of the release process as dvds/streaming releases after theaters
- Dec 6, 2025·1 replyBRAVE
Theater screens maximize the literal eye experience of watching a movie. Until someone figures out an easily accessible way to maximize the ear experience of listening to songs, there can be no true musical equivalent to such a thing. Touring would be the closest we have to that atm, but ofc touring is in the same stage of the release process as dvds/streaming releases after theaters
Wait…
What would the movie industry be like if it went in the order of trailers and promo > dvds/streaming > theater releases in arenas/stadiums months later and tickets cost around an average of $130 - $1,000 depending on seats/standing?
Dec 6, 2025I like the idea tbh
SABMAN TURNT 🧔🏻Dec 6, 2025·1 replysir shrimpyIdk to me it’s like you missed a movie in theaters and had to rent it or wait for it to come out free on streamers. We could go the 15-30 second preview route like iTunes went, we could have in-app radio stations where you could tune in and discover new music and then choose to purchase it. And this is all chosen by the artist/label obv. In the beginning of your music career you would probably opt to just let your music be available to everyone right away and just collect your crumb royalties in the name of exposure.
But I think for a lot of artists with established fanbases, this could serve as a nice middle ground.
but your whole thing is that it will never come out on streaming, you’ve gotta stream week 1 or buy it
- Dec 6, 2025BRAVE
Wait…
What would the movie industry be like if it went in the order of trailers and promo > dvds/streaming > theater releases in arenas/stadiums months later and tickets cost around an average of $130 - $1,000 depending on seats/standing?
if they were performing a whole movie live that would be hard, but that's just reinventing theatre
- Dec 6, 2025SABMAN TURNT
but your whole thing is that it will never come out on streaming, you’ve gotta stream week 1 or buy it
Sorry they really should have been the same paragraph but:
“After some period of time predetermined by the artist or label, the release becomes free with your streaming subscription. They continue to collect royalties off of their streams from the streaming service.”
So basically after say 3 months the releases hit free streaming. It just incentivizes people who really like the music to purchase it so they support the artist + don’t have to wait until it hits free to stream. Plus if you think about it, there’s some social currency there if you’re the guy in the friend group who’s always got the new s*** so that further incentivizes purchases.
Edit: combined the paragraphs in op and added a little bit more explanation to make it clearer.
Dec 6, 2025Not needed at all lol