Comments on: Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists

By: The Internet and Business: The Internet and the Music Business

The Internet and Business: The Internet and the Music Business — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:53:21 +0000

[...] Music streaming service Last.fm now pays royalties directly to unsigned artists. [...]

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By: Kris Carter

Kris Carter — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:09:52 +0000

I doubt it pays more than commercial radio.
http://www.getbeatsonline.com

By: DMX

DMX — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:25:28 +0000

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By: Ford

Ford — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:44:53 +0000

now this topic is why i have created htp://www.mycoolband.com before I bought about 5 CDs a month now I maybe buy 2 every 6 month, there just aint anything out there and it dossent matter what kind of music you look for, its sad.

By: Hit Hip Hop Beats Man

Hit Hip Hop Beats Man — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:08:33 +0000

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By: Social.FM in the Deadpool

Social.FM in the Deadpool — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:08:24 +0000

[...] much use. Last.fm was last year sold to CBS for $280m and has since re-designed and switched on an aggressive play against music labels. CrunchBase Information Mercora Information provided by [...]

By: ava leigh

ava leigh — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:44:46 +0000

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By: pop64.de | Hamburg vs. Berlin Blog » Geld verdienen mit Stuss im Internet

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:48:36 +0000

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By: Last.FM, are they really music for the masses? | e-Tech Gadget Blog

Last.FM, are they really music for the masses? | e-Tech Gadget Blog — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:10:46 +0000

[...] Via [TechCrunch] [...]

By: האינטרנט ממשיך לשנות את עולם המדיה - TheMarker Cafe

האינטרנט ממשיך לשנות את עולם המדיה - TheMarker Cafe — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:42:14 +0000

[...] חוזרת לענף המוסיקה, אבל הפעם במודל חדש: ביום רביעי last.fm החלה להעביר לאומנים הרשומים אצלה ושאין להם חוזים עם [...]

By: Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists « Our Philosophy

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:04:40 +0000

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By: gavroche

gavroche — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:15:26 +0000

This is definitely a step in the right direction. While the royalty payments are small and there is that whole $10 thing (meaning, wow, it will take forever for me, a DIY artists, to make ANY money). I think it’s important in this digital age to figure out a way to make musicians money from their art. If you look at both sides of the industry spectrum — from the labels on one end to Creative Commons on the other — most musicians aren’t making too much, and there needs to a new model attached to digi music.

Last.Fm’s model, however, isn’t quite right. While it does pay more than sound exchange, that doesn’t make it ideal. I mean, SoundExhange is essentially the de facto digital arm of the RIAA. But, at least they’re engaging in some mild profit sharing with the musicians.

I think the next year or so will experience new ways for musicians to make a buck online. this is just the first bang.

By: Last.fm Pays Unsigned Artists Royalties Directly at SquirrelFood.net — Music Blog for Nuts — by Jamie Kohns

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:43:48 +0000

[...] across an interesting article on TechCrunch this week on last.fm. Besides being one of my favorite places to get 128kbps MP3’s of new [...]

By: IndieHQ 2.0 » TechDouche

IndieHQ 2.0 » TechDouche — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:50:11 +0000

[...] down the same old road again and again without one new idea.This time around, they once again use the sensational ”the death of the label” headline. It seems that Last.fm’s opening their royalty option to indies and artists is [...]

By: Make money from music 2.0 | mentalblock

Make money from music 2.0 | mentalblock — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:49:02 +0000

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By: links for 2008-07-10 « Clint’s blog

links for 2008-07-10 « Clint’s blog — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:32:52 +0000

[...] MUSIC: Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists more royalties than you’d get if you signed up with an actual label! [...]

By: We7 Steve

We7 Steve — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:10:10 +0000

Its great to see Last.fm catch up with the trend - at We7 we have been paying unsigned artists since we opened our Beta 12 months ago. What is sadly disappointing is the level of royalties being paid by Last.fm. At the end of the day the music is why people come to Last.FM or We7, and it should be important that the musicians share is significant. At We7 we are paying 50% of Net Ad revenue to unsigned artists, and levels which are scaled much higher.

Steve Purdham
CEO We7
http://www.we7.com

By: Klaus

Klaus — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:01:43 +0000

We are experimenting with alternative ways of distributing music over at http://www.ringtonefeeder.com/

By: Dan Thornton

Dan Thornton — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:55:59 +0000

There’s another way to invest in new bands, via http://www.slicethepie.com. I’ve signed up, but haven’t had any spare cash to invest yet - but it definitely looks good. Invest in bands, and get a return if they make it…

By: Oliver's Stuff » Music-streaming service Last.fm is now paying unsigned artists...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:47:28 +0000

[...] 70,000 artists and small music labels have signed up for it and uploaded 450,000 tracks. — Who Needs Music Labels? Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties To Unsigned Artists July 10 @ 02:44 AM | [...]

By: Radio Review » Radio pays royalty for unsigned artists

Radio Review » Radio pays royalty for unsigned artists — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:12:17 +0000

[...] full article is here on TechCrunch and might be an indication of where the global radio industry is [...]

By: PJ Brunet

PJ Brunet — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:49:07 +0000

If you think they’re paid too little then buy some advertising on Last.fm, get a subscription there, buy some CDs, support the arts. The way I see it, the more artists we have in the world, the less crime we have, wars, etc.

By: Spinn :: 170bpm.net » The Audio Digest 003

Spinn :: 170bpm.net » The Audio Digest 003 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:38:47 +0000

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By: DashGo

DashGo — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:31:51 +0000

Last.fm is owned by CBS, and they’re doing no big favor to indie artists or labels. DashGo knows, we rep a few of them. The reality is their rates are WAY below industry standard for on demand streams - Yahoo, Rhapsody and others pay a great deal more to offer the same service. Full disclosure, we’ve opted in the bands and labels that we distribute that wanted to be included, but it only works so long as it is complimentary and not competitive with other revenue streams of recorded music. Even bands that write just one great song deserve compensation for their copyright. Maybe not by a major label force bundling it into an album, but certainly at more than 30% of whatever pitifully low CPM Last.fm and CBS can dredge up - something they won’t even guarantee a floor on. And, they historically have not reported ACTUAL performance data to SoundExchange, meaning that indie bands are tremendously under-represented in royalty disbursements, all so they can fight internet royalty rates that seek to compensate artists somewhat for the huge role their music has in other companies businesses.

Not every band can design great T-shirts, or even tour. Not all indie artists are great, and sharing some revenue is a great step, but it would be nice if all these behemoths stopped crowing about how “fair” they were being to “indie” artists by paying them the absolute minimum they possibly can and building an entire business off of their content while offering minimal promotional and sales tools.