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Re:Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government by daenz on Monday August 06, 2012 @04:45PM (#4347175)
> Maybe they are't as pissed off at the labels as you think?

Many are incredibly pissed at the payment structures. Take a look: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120622/16193319442/myth-d...

TLDR: Spotify has been accused of barely paying artists, when in fact they pay the labels, who in turn barely pay the artists. But if you search for artists who hate Spotify because of their low income, you'll find plenty of rants.

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Re:Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The United States Government by res0nat0r on Monday August 06, 2012 @04:56PM (#4347232)
Sounds like the benefits of signing up to a label outweigh the downsides...hence why they are still signing up for labels in the first place. Everything might not be puppy dogs and ice cream between the artists and the labels, but the current popular are have still signed to the majors because they provide the backing and infrastructure to take them to the next level which they don't think they can do on their own.
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