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The eternal revenue stream of Led Zeppelin

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Posted on November 15, 2020 at 08:35:42
Mike K
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 Interesting article

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-eternal-revenue-stream-of-led-zeppelin?utm_source=pocket-newtab



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Like they need the money..., posted on November 15, 2020 at 12:55:08
musetap
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 Whatever...

One of their biggest fans (of legions) for many years (saw them live in '73), by 1980 or so
was pretty well done with them. No longer enjoyed their recordings much and had moved
on down the road. Not that I didn't appreciate what they had done, just didn't need to hear
it anymore. Hardly ever.

Then heard some of the BBC set. Incredible. Then heard "How the West Was Won"
(some of which was taken from boots I heard) in 2003 and was reminded how absolutely
fantastic they could be.

Post Zep Page/Plant I've found mostly mediocre to very good, nothing I would term great.


Have respect for them, yet they don't rock my boat.

BUT... whatever they do to draw in new listeners that get to discover the many magical
musical moments of the gestalt that was Led Zeppelin, well, that's a good thing.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure



 

RE: The eternal revenue stream of Led Zeppelin, posted on November 15, 2020 at 17:56:27
Valva Actual
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 wow. Thanks for that.

 

One of the great things about streaming..., posted on November 16, 2020 at 04:27:10
ghost of olddude55
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 When I was a 15 year old kid, my music exposure was limited to what the local radio stations played.
An' n'at wasn't much. I never heard a song by the Ramones until National Lampoon's Vacation used "Blitzkrieg Bop" in the soundtrack.
My grandsons have the ability to listen to anything. Whatever they want, whenever they want.
Good on Warner for getting people interested in old music.



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Research just ...how V Little.. streaming pays the artist, posted on November 16, 2020 at 08:45:23
bare
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 an eye opener :-) Music industry is back to sodomising artists.

 

RE: Research just ...how V Little.. streaming pays the artist, posted on November 16, 2020 at 23:57:15
PAR
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 How do you know? What is paid to recording companies by the streaming services is the result of a complex calculation and varies from streaming service to streaming service and from market to market. What the recording companies then pay the artists is subject to the contract between artist and recording company and that is confidential. NB: streaming services do not normally pay the artists directly.

However in the genre of popular music many artists write their own material so they also receive a share of the money that the streaming services pay to the music publishers (which may be a significant percentage of it as many recording artists own their own publishing rights).

Obviously the amount that any given artist receives also depends upon the aggregate number of streams they get which, again, is not usually publicly available information though one does see odd figures quoted but normally in respect of a single album from a major act. What artists get from streaming therefore also depends upon popularity.

Streaming services are now the dominant source of revenue for the entire recorded music industry. This revenue is forecast to double by 2030 ( remember that this is still a relatively new industry). However this will be offset by a continuing reduction in revenue from direct purchases of recorded music. I note from several posts on AA that many inmates no longer buy CDs,LPs or downloads.

Ultimately what is paid to performers depends upon how much you and I are willing to pay for the streaming service and not just on how it is distributed. Every artist can easily earn more so long as streaming subscribers are happy to pay $100 per month and not $8-$20.







"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams

 

Wonder if Willie Dixon's estate is seeing any royalties out of this revenue?, posted on November 17, 2020 at 12:41:18
Brian H P
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 He only had to sue them like three times for plagiarism.

 

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