Der Komponist Gisle Marten Meyer hat in seinem Blog eine Statistik veröffentlicht, der zu folge er mehr mit Streaming über Spotify als mit Verkäufen über iTunes verdient:
Meyer merkt unter anderem an, dass sein letztes Release länger her ist und dass seine Streaming-Einkünfte wohl steigen, weil mehr Leute Spotify nutzen:
It's been almost 1.5 years since previous major album release, which naturally means that digital downloads will flatten (peak in Q2 2009 with Reminiscience release).
My streaming numbers are probably not growing because my stuff is getting more popular, or streamed more than others, they are simply growing because more people are streaming and/or rates are slowly improving
I expect the streaming numbers to flatten and behave more like downloads, when streaming reaches critical mass, but no idea when that will be
Meyer macht in seinem Blogposting auch ein wichtige Anmerkung, die sich die Majorlabels zu Herzen nehmen sollten:
Of course I would like higher rates, who wouldn't. But at the moment I don't think rates are the most important aspect of digital music. Establishing a new musical environment that works for all parts; fans, artists, the music business surrounding them, is more important. The music business did a lot of wrong over the last few decades. We're not quite in position to demand or complain. We have to rebuild.
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