The streaming service Spotify has been offering music in Germany for almost 15 years. A worthwhile market that has permanently changed the way consumers use music. Because now every second person in Germany streams music, every fourth even via a paid premium version of a streaming provider. While Spotify’s sales figures are constantly increasing, the question arises as to what ultimately matters to the musicians. In order to answer this, “exactly” meets in the new episode “The business of Spotify, Amazon and Apple Music: Newcomers earn so little in streaming” among others the musical hopeful Shelter Boy from Leipzig and talks to industry insiders about the much-criticized remuneration models.
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ARD recently put Shelter Boy, whose real name is Simon, on their renowned new music list. His song “Tides” has already been heard 4 million times on Spotify and he is playing concerts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain this year. Nevertheless, Simon has to keep working in a bar – he hardly earns anything with his music, keeps his head above water with part-time jobs and lives in a shared flat.
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And Shelter Boy is not an isolated case, only the big ones can live on the remuneration of the streaming service providers.
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