Always tilted by the megastars that pretend to be part of the protest when in fact their asymmetrical comp is a large part of why small musicians get such as a low payout
It’s almost like they’re funneling wealth from masses to a few superstars.
One might be a paid subscriber and only listen a few small musicians, and yet majority of their money would go to the superstars and almost none to the musicians they listen to.
What you are describing is not a subscription service, but the "label/artist" relationship. If you remove streaming services from the equation, this exact same system crops up with precisely the same RIAA middlemen. It's why we call it "the music industry" now; rightsholders get the ultimate say.
Though with a record label, the sales of small musicians do not actively go to the superstars, they may receive a higher percentage of their sales but not the money from small musicians.
I’m not supporting music labels, but Spotify is not a good company either.
