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Around Spotify wrap up time every year, a lot of ppl get in their feelings about things. So we wanted to take time to offer perspective...
First of all, @Bandcamp is one of the best services and communities for music on the planet. Great artist and label resources, journalism, art, and role in the music community. Not anyone doing it better. Add em to your music routine.
Second, streaming services and pay rates per track are dumb. Quit arguing about it. The numbers are like post 2000's pinball machines - insane to the point of not meaning anything.
What you should know about streaming services is that while the rate per song might seem crazy, the general split is like $5.20 per $10.00 of revenue they bring in. That's damn similar to what it's always been when you're selling CDs, Tapes, Vinyl, iTunes etc... at retailers.
Consumers are paying $free to $9.99 a month for unlimited music. So it's not the rate per song that matters so much (tho it does), but the total pot that is being chopped up.
For most artists after the first 5-50K plays that come from your actual fans, 90%+ of the plays are from ppl who've never heard your name and weren't buying your song to start with.
The real music fans buy downloads on bandcamp, they buy vinyl at record stores, they stream it on apple/spotify/tidal, and they watch it on youtube.
At the end of the day, you can game anything but building a fan base around the music is the key. Always has been, always will be.
There are a few different games going on under the music industry umbrella - some are playing the fame game, some are playing the launder money game, some are just musicians.
Don't try to equate other ppls biz to yours.
Also, shout to @QuelleChris on 7.2 Majillion plays this year.
