Re:The metrics behind Spotify’s IPO
by overcast on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @01:14PM
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I can't say in my 37 years of life, that I've ever considered what label a band was on, before I listened to them. I couldn't even name four big labels. The statistics point that way, because the four biggest, have the most artists under them.
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Labels are a great way to find new music. Smaller ones typically have much tighter, more strongly thematic curation. Often, if I really enjoy an artist, I'll browse the rest of the labels offerings.
This doesn't work for Sony BMG of course, but consider a label like Ghostly International. Come for Tycho, find Com Truise, Lord Raja, Gold Panda, Shigeto, others).
Re:The metrics behind Spotify’s IPO
by solarkraft on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:47PM
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This is true. The work of labels is not hard to replicate digitally and Spotify is a valued brand already with amazing distribution built in.
On the physical front however (and bands need concerts to make money) they would be disadvantaged. Seems surmountable too, though.