Comment by atmanactive

Musicians leaving streaming services because they are annoyed by the app/UI/algorithm, then, later on, wondering where did all the royalties disappear?!? If we all agreed that one individual song playback is worth half a penny, then, streaming is the only way to go. The only way to distribute royalties per real-world usage. The fact that people are using Spotify to discover music has nothing to do with using a streaming service to record and playback music (building your personal playlists). I tried them all and I left Spotify many years ago, and I understand fully how easy it is to build your own (pirated) music library, but I still hang on to Tidal as I really, really want to send my half-a-penny worth of payment to the artist I listen to. Simple as that. Apply the golden rule, and you'll realize that streaming services are the only way to go. Now, wether or not are streaming services being fair and paying their royalties to whomever deserves them down to the last penny - that's a discussion for governments/regulators/lawyers.