Who are you supporting? Lawyers. Accountants. Coders. Maybe even an artist or two. At least, for now. Eventually the lawyers and accountants will figure out how to get the coders to create AI that can make music people want to buy, and cut the artists out altogether.
Who am I supporting?
I'm a guy who uses a streaming service to find new music. Periodically, I'll make a list of the things I want to go ahead and buy in some form, and buy them.
I buy basically as a way of "voting" for the music I like, and to support musicians. Something I've always wondered about, though, is who am I supporting when I buy the music of deceased artists? Not the artists, obviously. I assume in many cases their families get some royalties. But where does the money generally go? Is the label just gobbling up those dollars?
I listen to a lot of jazz and blues, and the bulk of the artists are no longer with us.
I buy basically as a way of "voting" for the music I like, and to support musicians. Something I've always wondered about, though, is who am I supporting when I buy the music of deceased artists? Not the artists, obviously. I assume in many cases their families get some royalties. But where does the money generally go? Is the label just gobbling up those dollars?
I listen to a lot of jazz and blues, and the bulk of the artists are no longer with us.