They want your $$$$$

"In section 4(a), Spotify agrees to pay a $25 million advance for the two years of the contract: $9 million the first year and $16 million the second, with a $17.5 million advance for the optional third year to Sony Music."

"But what the contract doesn't stipulate is what Sony Music can and will do with the advance money. Does it go into a pot to be divided between Sony Music's artists, or does the label keep it to itself? According to a music industry source, labels routinely keep advances for themselves."

Link below:

First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass

This was Sony Music's contract with Spotify

RE: It's all about money..., posted on May 20, 2015 at 22:06:31
Todd Krieger Audiophile Posts: 37333 Location: SW United States Joined: November 2, 2000	Meanwhile, there is a lot of great music out there denied to millions of listeners due to "copyright" restrictions..... And a lot of these artists will ultimately hang it up sooner rather than later because their music, albeit good, remains totally unknown.

Just wait until Bob's DSP er MQA hits full stride, then Meridan gets everybody's money., posted on May 21, 2015 at 00:39:46

stehno
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A recent Meridian ad in TAS claims,

"The sound of the studio. Guaranteed."

Wow! The impossible has finally been achieved (again). The counterfeit is now equal to the original (again).

And as usual with such lofty claims, other equipment apparently doesn't matter, nor do any of the distortions that plague every last playback system.

I'm starting to think the only thing high-end in "high-end" audio is the hype.

I wonder what the guarantee is?

But they didn't say it would last forever, as in "Perfect Sound Forever"..., posted on May 21, 2015 at 05:27:44
Dman Audiophile Posts: 7211 Location: Kansas Joined: January 28, 2001	nt Dman Analog Junkie

But Perfect Sound Forever IS forever., posted on May 21, 2015 at 07:00:14
samtellig	Conductor Herbert von Karajan was right. "All else is darkness."

RE: It's all about money..., posted on May 21, 2015 at 09:35:15
michaelhigh Audiophile Posts: 839 Location: midwest Joined: August 18, 2010	I make music because it's my intrinsic ability; not because I have little to no ability to monetize it in today's market.

Awesome, posted on May 21, 2015 at 13:46:56
mt10425 Audiophile Posts: 2399 Location: 3 hours west of Chicago Joined: January 23, 2004	come back to vinyl where everyone belongs. ;) "It's all fun and games until someone doesn't pick up on the sarcasm"

RE: Just wait until Bob's DSP er MQA hits full stride, then Meridan gets everybody's money., posted on May 21, 2015 at 15:38:52
mbnx01 Audiophile Posts: 7956 Location: Eagle, Idaho Joined: October 22, 2004	'All else is gaslight'. 'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain

I thought he said "all else is gaslight"?, posted on May 21, 2015 at 21:42:27
DustyC Audiophile Posts: 963 Joined: November 4, 2000	NT

That's the statement I too recall (nt), posted on May 22, 2015 at 05:24:50
Steve O Audiophile Posts: 12383 Location: SE MI Joined: September 6, 2001

RE: They want your $$$$$, posted on May 22, 2015 at 05:34:09
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Thanks! for sharing- LWR.

Yes, it was gaslight. Sorry.(nt), posted on May 22, 2015 at 12:25:02
samtellig	(nt)

General Asylum

They want your $$$$$

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