The Problem with Muzak – Spotify’s bid to remodel an industry

Re:The Problem with Muzak – Spotify’s bid to remodel an indu... by mywittyname on Monday December 11, 2017 @12:29PM (#15898565)

Live Nation is significantly worse for the music industry than Spotify is.

Live shows are awesome, but let's not pretend there's no middleman involved. Unless you're seeing a tiny band, going to a live show involves dumping fist fulls of dollars into the pockets of a huge monopoly.

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Re:The Problem with Muzak – Spotify’s bid to remodel an indu... by Kluny on Monday December 11, 2017 @12:40PM (#15898654)

There are thousands of tiny bars, pubs, house parties, outdoor venues, local street parties, and street corners where musicians play live and Live Nation is not involved at all.

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Re:The Problem with Muzak – Spotify’s bid to remodel an indu... by mywittyname on Monday December 11, 2017 @02:40PM (#15899665)

Sure, but you're not going to see an artist of note at one of these places unless they have some connection to the place.

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Re:The Problem with Muzak – Spotify’s bid to remodel an indu... by Tsiklon on Monday December 11, 2017 @05:42PM (#15901348)

I think that all depends on what stuff you enjoy listening too.

Heavy Metal music as an example, tends to be promoted by smaller scale promoters local to one town or city or area.

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