Remlik's post reminded me of an idea I had. Is there a place where I can go and just give bands money directly?
Posted by
Dano (aka dano)
Nov 7 '24, 12:38
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So, we know streaming services suck for artists but they are so convenient for consumers.
In the olden days, I would buy CDs and the artist would get money - still not a great payout for them, but better than streaming.
A lot of my streaming is more radio like and I'll just have music on or sample some things. But other times I find an album I like and I'll listen to multiple times. I'd like to pay that artist money, but I'm lazy. I also don't want to buy anything like a shirt, vinyl, or whatever. I also don't want to have to search out different places for each band. I just want to give money to an artist whose music I have already consumed.
The easiest thing would be if there were a "tip" button right in the streaming app. The app could take a small fee but the tip mostly go directly to the artist.
Alternatively, I wonder if there could be a site to accomplish this on a centralized basis. Bands could sign up. I could go to the site and give them some money. The site would take a cut, but the majority of the money would go to the artist.
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