• roofuskit@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    If you want to support an artist pirate their music and see them in concert.

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      11 months ago

      This is outdated and bad information. Most small artists lose money touring. Bigger artists might break even.

      If you can buy merch, do that, if you can buy physically do that. Spotify is gonna pay pennies for thousands of streams, so nothing you do on spotify is going to benefit an artist. But “pirate and see live” is probably gonna result in a negative bank balance for artists.

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        11 months ago

        Nothing short of handing them cash in person is truly a guarantee. Really depressing how it’s turned out.

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        11 months ago

        I think Taylor Swift just about broke even, mostly thanks to my wife and her friends.

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      11 months ago

      Lol. Yes, ticket service fees, venue fees, and reseller makerts is totally the best way to support an artist, especially if you live no where near a tour location.