[benbristow]

When people criticise streaming services because it's 'not giving the artists enough money' it sometimes annoys me a little.

What would you prefer?

- A service where people are able to freely access a huge music library from all their devices for a minimal subscription fee.

- Having to buy albums one by one, where one album is more than a whole month of a streaming package.

Streaming stopped me pirating music. I have no reason to do so (other than the odd MP3 file for video editing/DJ practice etc.) any more.

Services like Spotify/Apple Music need to also take a cut for server management, developers and management staff etc.

Also the record industry takes massive cuts so the artist doesn't seem to see much of it at all, even with normal albums.

[joshstrange]

So you either didn't read the article or you are choosing to ignore the alternative proposed which I've felt is the better way to do this for some time. Each subscriber's $10 -> $7 (After streaming service fees) is divvied up between the artists they listen to in a given month. I fail to see how this causes any issues at all and does not result in having to buy albums one by one and gives you access to a huge music library for a minimal fee.